New Carlisle is a town in Olive Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,891, as of the 2020 Census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
New Carlisle was originally known as Bourissa Hills. This was named after Lazarus Bourissa, a Potawatamie graduate of the Carey Mission who had been granted this section of land by the treaty that moved most of the Potawatamie to the west. It was platted under the name of New Carlisle, by Richard Risley Carlisle, who had come from Philadelphia, in 1835.
The New Carlisle Historic District and Jeremiah Service House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Indiana Enterprise Center, a mega-sized industrial park located in New Carlisle, was the subject of a popular 2020 documentary film called
New Carlisle is home to the Honeysuckle solar generating station. The 188 MWdc thousand-acre solar project entered service in 2024. It is also home to an Amazon data center, which, , is the company's largest.
Geography
According to the 2020 census, New Carlisle has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, New Carlisle had a population of 1,891. The median age was 37.8 years. 26.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 752 households in New Carlisle, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.3% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,861 people, 719 households, and 520 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 795 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.0% White, 0.8% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 719 households, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the town was 36.1 years. 28.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.8% were from 45 to 64; and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Transportation
The South Shore Line had a New Carlisle stop until 1994, when a number of stations with low ridership were eliminated from its schedule. Today, the closest South Shore Line station is located in the next door Hudson Lake, an unincorporated town in LaPorte County. The closest Amtrak station is located in South Bend, Indiana. While the South Bend public transit system served the town in the past, this has not been the case in decades.
There has been exploration taken into possibly building a new South Shore Line station in New Carlisle.
Religion
There are several churches in New Carlisle. The New Carlisle United Methodist Church is located at 300 E Compton Street in New Carlisle. They have a food pantry and do many outreach activities throughout the year. The Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God is located just south of New Carlisle at 32787 Early Road. The monastery, in the care of Mother Macrina, is under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America.
Media
Prancer (1989) had scenes filmed in New Carlisle.
Notable people
- Merrill Brockway: Emmy Award-winning producer and director at PBS
- Schuyler Colfax: was a Representative from Indiana and the 17th Vice President of the United States
- Bill Doba: former head football coach at Washington State University