New Market, Platte County, Missouri

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.

New Market, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
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)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total88
 • Density460.73/sq mi (177.61/km2)
FIPS code29-52130
GNIS feature ID740007[2]
For the ghost town with the same name in Marion County, see Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri.

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]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202088—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

New Market was originally named Jacksonville, and under the latter name was platted in 1830.[6] A post office called New Market was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1959.[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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 December 2016.



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