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New Market is a town in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County, Virginia

Shenandoah County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of the Virginia....
, Virginia
Virginia

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, United States
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. The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census. New Market is home to the Rebels of the Valley Baseball League
Valley Baseball League

The Valley Baseball League is an National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctioned baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia....
, and the New Market Shockers of the Rockingham County Baseball League
Rockingham County Baseball League

The Rockingham County Baseball League was founded in 1924, and is a summer baseball league in Rockingham County, Virginia. The league currently has 8 teams....
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ay 15, 1864, New Market was the site of the Battle of New Market
Battle of New Market

The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union army General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley....
 - a battle in the Valley Campaigns of 1864
Valley Campaigns of 1864

The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864....
 in the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
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New Market, Va
New Market is a town in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County, Virginia

Shenandoah County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of the Virginia....
, Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census. New Market is home to the Rebels of the Valley Baseball League
Valley Baseball League

The Valley Baseball League is an National Collegiate Athletic Association sanctioned baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia....
, and the New Market Shockers of the Rockingham County Baseball League
Rockingham County Baseball League

The Rockingham County Baseball League was founded in 1924, and is a summer baseball league in Rockingham County, Virginia. The league currently has 8 teams....
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History

On May 15, 1864, New Market was the site of the Battle of New Market
Battle of New Market

The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union army General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley....
 - a battle in the Valley Campaigns of 1864
Valley Campaigns of 1864

The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864....
 in the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. Students from the Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Military Institute

The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest State university system military academy and one of six Senior Military College in the United States....
 fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union
Union Army

The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S....
 General Franz Sigel
Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union Army Major general in the American Civil War....
 and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley

The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bound to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River and to the south by the James River ....
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Geography

New Market is located at (38.644472, -78.673403).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 kmē), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 1,637 people, 737 households, and 431 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 819.6 people per square mile (316.0/kmē). There were 808 housing units at an average density of 404.6/sq mi (156.0/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 93.77% White, 1.10% African American, 0.67% Asian, 3.97% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.96% of the population.

There were 737 households out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,365, and the median income for a family was $48,036. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $23,462 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the town was $20,480. About 7.6% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

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