New Market is a census-designated place[3] 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.[4]
New Market, Pennsylvania | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | York |
Township | Fairview |
Area | |
• Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
• Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 705 |
• Density | 3,750.00/sq mi (1,448.43/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 42-53872 |
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.[5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 170 | — | |
2010 | 816 | — | |
2020 | 705 | −13.6% | |
Sources:[5][6][4] |
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