New Market is a census designated place in northern
Platte County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
. It lies within the
Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 88 at the 2020 census.
The community is located on
Missouri Route 371
Route 371 is a highway in western Missouri. Its southern terminus is at Route 273 north of Tracy. Its northern terminus is at Route 752 in St. Joseph. It is a former alignment of U.S. Route 71 (US 71).
Route description
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about 1.5 miles south of the Platte-
Buchanan county line.
Dearborn is two miles to the northeast across
U.S. Route 71
U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstat ...
and
Bee Creek flows past the west side of the community.
History
New Market was originally named Jacksonville, and under the latter name was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1830. A post office called New Market was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1959.
Demographics
References
Unincorporated communities in Platte County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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