New Market, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°30′07″N 94°47′58″W / 39.50194°N 94.79944°W / 39.50194; -94.79944
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPlatte
Area
  Total0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
  Land0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation876 ft (267 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total88
  Density460.73/sq mi (177.61/km2)
FIPS code29-52130
GNIS feature ID2806420[2]

New Market is a census designated place in northern Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[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, and under the latter name was platted in 1830.[5] A post office called New Market was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1959.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202088
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market, Platte County, Missouri
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market, Platte County, Missouri
  4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 26 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  5. "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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