New Market was a city in Scott County,

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, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census. In January 2007, New Market merged with Elko to become Elko New Market. As of 2006 New Market has a public school, Eagle View Elementary School which is operated by and is part of the New Prague Schools and teaches Preschool - 5th.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of .

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 332 people, 131 households, and 96 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 133 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.89%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.30% Asian, and 1.51% from two or more races. There were 131 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.90. In the city the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 40.1% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $53,250, and the median income for a family was $60,500. Males had a median income of $35,288 versus $27,250 for females. The

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for the city was $24,302. About 3.1% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Television and film

New Market has appeared in the film ''

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'' and an episode of the television series ''

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''.

References

{{authority control Neighborhoods in Minnesota Geography of Scott County, Minnesota Former municipalities in Minnesota Populated places disestablished in 2007