New Market, Missouri
New Market, Missouri | |
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New Market Christian Church in New Market, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 39°30′07″N 94°47′58″W / 39.50194°N 94.79944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Platte |
| Township | Green |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 88 |
| • Density | 460.0/sq mi (177.61/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-52130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806420[2] |
New Market is a census designated place (CDP) in northern Platte County, Missouri, United States.[3] It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 88 at the 2020 census.
The community is located on Missouri Route 371 about 1.5 miles south of the Platte-Buchanan county line. Dearborn is two miles to the northeast across U.S. Route 71 and Bee Creek flows past the west side of the community.[4]
History
New Market was originally named Jacksonville, named by Jacob Adamson, a Tennesseean and admirer of Andrew Jackson.[5] A post office called New Market was established in 1839 after Adamson learned that Jacksonville was taken, and it remained in operation until 1959.[6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 182 | — | |
| 1910 | 120 | −34.1% | |
| 1920 | 91 | −24.2% | |
| 1930 | 107 | 17.6% | |
| 1940 | 75 | −29.9% | |
| 2020 | 88 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][8] | |||
New Market was incorporated until the 1940s. It became a CDP in the 2010s. A population estimate from the 1870s is about 200.[5]
Education
It is in the North Platte County R-I School District.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market, Missouri
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 26 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ a b "An illustrated historical atlas of Platte County, Missouri, 1877". Philadelphia, PA : Edwards Brothers of Missouri. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri Population 1900-1990" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Platte County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2025. - Text list
External links
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