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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
[edit]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
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 182 | — | |
| 1910 | 120 | −34.1% | |
| 1920 | 91 | −24.2% | |
| 1930 | 107 | 17.6% | |
| 1940 | 75 | −29.9% | |
| 2020 | 88 | — | |
| Missouri Census Data Center[7][8][9] | |||
New Market was incorporated until the 1940s. It did not appear thereafter until it was listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[10] A population estimate from the 1870s is about 200.[5]
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[11] | 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 85 | 96.59% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 3 | 3.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 88 | 100.00% |
Education
[edit]It is in the North Platte County R-I School District.[12]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 "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 (All Incorporated Places)" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. University of Missouri Center for Health Policy. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Missouri Population 1900-1990" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New Market, Missouri". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ 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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