New Market, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 39°30′07″N 94°47′58″W / 39.50194°N 94.79944°W / 39.50194; -94.79944
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPlatte
Area
[1]
 • Total0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
876 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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