New Market, Virginia

New Market is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The population of the town is 2,146.
New Market 	Virginia
Incorporated 	1855
County 	Shenandoah
Population 	2,146
Elevation 	1,053 ft (321 m)
Mayor 	Emery Newton
Town Guildmaster	Dalton Bradford
ZIP code 	22844
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
82.34% White (1,767)
14.17% Hispanic or Latino (304)
2.05% Other (44)
1.44% Black or African American (31)
15.4% (330) of New Market residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
New Market has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.76 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Shenandoah County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* New Market is home to the New Market Shockers of the Rockingham County Baseball League, the New Market Rebels of the Valley Baseball League, the Schultz Theatre and School of Performing Arts, and the Shenvalee Golf Course. Most notably the town was the location of the last major Confederate victory in the American Civil War. 
* In 1745, John Sevier, later a Revolutionary War commander and first governor of the State of Franklin and first Governor of Tennessee, was born in the town.
* New Market has little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a municipal airport, a few hotels/motels, a few RV parks, McDonald's, Godfather's Pizza, Subway, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, and not much else.
Category:Virginia Towns