New Carlisle (Ohio)

New Carlisle is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,785 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryNew Carlisle was originally called Monroe, and under the latter name was laid out in 1810. The present name is a transfer from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the native home of a share of the first settlers. A post office called New Carlisle has been in operation since 1828. New Carlisle was incorporated as a village in 1831.On June 21, 1933, the infamous John Dillinger committed his first bank robbery, taking $10,000 from the New Carlisle National Bank, which occupied the building which still stands at the southeast corner of Main Street and Jefferson Street (state routes 235 and 571) in New Carlisle.New Carlisle was incorporated as a city in 1973.GeographyNew Carlisle is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.76sqmi, of which, 2.74sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi is water.The census-designated place of Park Layne is adjacent to New Carlisle.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 5,785 people, 2,214 households, and 1,489 families residing in the city. The population density was 2111.3PD/sqmi. There were 2,389 housing units at an average density of 871.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 90.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 7.6% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.3% of the population.