New Market, Platte County, Missouri

For the similarly-named ghost town in Marion County, see Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri.

New Market, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 39°30′07″N94°47′58″W / 39.50194°N 94.79944°W / 39.50194; -94.79944
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Platte
Area [1]
• Total	0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
• Land	0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	876 ft (267 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	88
• Density	460.73/sq mi (177.61/km2)
FIPS code	29-52130
GNIS feature ID	2806420 [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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	88		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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.