New Market, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°13′23″N 76°51′22″W / 40.22306°N 76.85611°W / 40.22306; -76.85611CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyYorkTownshipFairviewArea

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• Total0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²) • Land0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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315 ft (96 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total705 • Density3,750.00/sq mi (1,448.43/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code42-53872GNIS feature ID2633884^[2]

New Market is a census-designated place^[4] located in Fairview Township, York County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near the Susquehanna River in far northern York County, near the borough of New Cumberland, which is located in Cumberland County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 705 residents.^[5]

History

In 1744 David Priest accepted a warrant of a 400-acre land tract, which was sold in 1756 to the Willis family. In 1807, Henry Mosser and William Culbertson laid out the village into 120 lots. A ferry, originally owned and operated by John Harris Jr., was operated in New Market continuously through multiple owners and eventually the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1740 until about 1820.^[6]

Notable person

John Kirk, American Indian Wars soldier on List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	170	—
2010	816	—
2020	705	−13.6%
Sources:^[6]^[7]^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market, Pennsylvania
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ New Market 2010 Census Information
^ ^a ^b "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Reeser Prowell, George (1907). History of York County, Pennsylvania Volume 1. Cornell University: J. H. Beers. pp. 969–970.
^ 2010 US Census