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Marshall County, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°48′N 96°33′W / 39.800°N 96.550°W / 39.800; -96.550
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Marshall County
County
Former Marshall County Courthouse (left), current one-story courthouse (right) in Marysville (2010)
Former Marshall County Courthouse (left), current one-story courthouse (right) in Marysville (2010)
Map of Kansas highlighting Marshall County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°48′N 96°33′W / 39.800°N 96.550°W / 39.800; -96.550
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedAugust 25, 1855
Named forFrank J. Marshall
SeatMarysville
Largest cityMarysville
Area
 • Total
905 sq mi (2,340 km2)
 • Land900 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Water4.9 sq mi (13 km2)  0.20%
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
10,038
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
9,933 Decrease
 • Density11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code785
Congressional district1st
Websiteks-marshall.manatron.com

Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Marysville.[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,038.[1] The county was named after Frank J. Marshall, a state representative who operated the first ferry over the Big Blue River.

History

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See also: History of Kansas

The Oregon Trail crosses Marshall County. The Infamous Donner Reed Party rested along the banks of the Big Blue river and lost one of its members, Sarah Keyes, who is still buried at Alcove Springs (located outside of Marysville). Many documented pioneer bodies are buried surrounding Alcove Spring.

In 1849 Francis James Marshall, from Weston, Missouri, came to Marshall County and established a ferry service on the Big Blue River at "Independence Crossing." A few years later Francis Marshall decided to stay on in Marshall County and make it his home. He moved his Ferry business to an upper crossing now known as Marysville (the city is named after Marshall's own wife Mary).[4]

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Marshall county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale and had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.[5]

The Marshall County Historical Society resides in the county's historic courthouse, which is now a museum and research library.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 905 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 900 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.5%) is water.[6]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
186074—
1870768937.8%
188012,4531,521.5%
189020,53964.9%
190024,35518.6%
191023,880−2.0%
192022,730−4.8%
193023,0561.4%
194020,986−9.0%
195017,926−14.6%
196015,598−13.0%
197013,139−15.8%
198012,787−2.7%
199011,705−8.5%
200010,965−6.3%
201010,117−7.7%
202010,038−0.8%
2023 (est.)9,933[7]−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2020[1]

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 10,965 people, 4,458 households, and 3,026 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4.6 people/km2). There were 4,999 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.14% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,458 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,089, and the median income for a family was $39,705. Males had a median income of $28,361 versus $19,006 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,090. About 6.40% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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Presidential elections

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Marshall County is a strongly Republican county. The county has not been carried by a Democratic candidate in a presidential election since 1932, & has only failed to back the Republican candidate in two other elections from 1888 on. The closest Democrats have came to winning the county since 1932 was in 1964 when Barry Goldwater only won it by 98 votes in the midst of a national landslide by Lyndon B. Johnson & 1992 when George H. W. Bush only won it by eight votes in conjunction with independent candidate Ross Perot winning a significant share of the vote.

Presidential election results
United States presidential election results for Marshall County, Kansas[13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 3,644 73.35% 1,205 24.26% 119 2.40%
2020 3,729 72.92% 1,259 24.62% 126 2.46%
2016 3,307 70.77% 1,072 22.94% 294 6.29%
2012 3,195 66.94% 1,469 30.78% 109 2.28%
2008 3,157 62.69% 1,784 35.42% 95 1.89%
2004 3,261 63.84% 1,789 35.02% 58 1.14%
2000 3,066 59.94% 1,831 35.80% 218 4.26%
1996 2,811 51.11% 1,932 35.13% 757 13.76%
1992 2,030 34.65% 2,022 34.52% 1,806 30.83%
1988 3,140 54.23% 2,560 44.21% 90 1.55%
1984 4,098 68.49% 1,813 30.30% 72 1.20%
1980 4,127 67.69% 1,555 25.50% 415 6.81%
1976 6,187 52.17% 5,366 45.24% 307 2.59%
1972 4,127 67.68% 1,823 29.90% 148 2.43%
1968 3,835 58.85% 1,949 29.91% 733 11.25%
1964 3,432 50.31% 3,334 48.87% 56 0.82%
1960 4,932 62.50% 2,931 37.14% 28 0.35%
1956 5,664 69.25% 2,487 30.41% 28 0.34%
1952 6,851 75.35% 2,215 24.36% 26 0.29%
1948 5,122 61.50% 3,148 37.80% 59 0.71%
1944 6,184 69.59% 2,681 30.17% 21 0.24%
1940 7,286 66.65% 3,588 32.82% 57 0.52%
1936 5,929 52.98% 5,238 46.81% 24 0.21%
1932 4,455 42.25% 5,970 56.62% 119 1.13%
1928 6,918 67.06% 3,329 32.27% 69 0.67%
1924 5,809 62.35% 2,369 25.43% 1,139 12.22%
1920 5,706 71.47% 2,026 25.38% 252 3.16%
1916 4,581 50.08% 4,275 46.74% 291 3.18%
1912 1,492 26.98% 2,278 41.20% 1,759 31.81%
1908 3,296 55.91% 2,514 42.65% 85 1.44%
1904 3,530 66.14% 1,564 29.30% 243 4.55%
1900 3,413 55.63% 2,669 43.50% 53 0.86%
1896 3,052 51.75% 2,776 47.07% 70 1.19%
1892 2,531 45.32% 0 0.00% 3,054 54.68%
1888 2,547 48.33% 1,815 34.44% 908 17.23%

Laws

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Marshall County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.[14]

Education

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Unified school districts

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Historical

Communities

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2005 map of Marshall County[16] (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Marshall County.[16]

Cities

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Unincorporated communities

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† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

Ghost towns

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Townships

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Marshall County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Marysville is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township FIPS Population
center 		Population Population
density
/km2 (/sq mi) 		Land area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water area
km2 (sq mi)		 Water % Geographic coordinates
Balderson 03850 106 1 (3) 98 (38) 0 (0) 0.09% 39°57′39″N 96°30′39″W / 39.96083°N 96.51083°W / 39.96083; -96.51083
Bigelow 06725 66 1 (2) 97 (37) 1 (0) 0.96% 39°36′36″N 96°31′56″W / 39.61000°N 96.53222°W / 39.61000; -96.53222
Blue Rapids 07675 Blue Rapids 78 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.23% 39°37′17″N 96°37′28″W / 39.62139°N 96.62444°W / 39.62139; -96.62444
Blue Rapids City 07700 Irving 1,201 13 (34) 92 (36) 1 (0) 0.98% 39°41′6″N 96°39′19″W / 39.68500°N 96.65528°W / 39.68500; -96.65528
Center 11850 Reedsville 151 2 (4) 98 (38) 0 (0) 0% 39°47′14″N 96°30′51″W / 39.78722°N 96.51417°W / 39.78722; -96.51417
Clear Fork 13875 Bigelow 54 1 (2) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 39°36′58″N 96°23′55″W / 39.61611°N 96.39861°W / 39.61611; -96.39861
Cleveland 14100 91 1 (3) 92 (36) 1 (0) 1.02% 39°36′43″N 96°17′47″W / 39.61194°N 96.29639°W / 39.61194; -96.29639
Cottage Hill 15850 Cottage Hill 143 2 (4) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°36′10″N 96°45′34″W / 39.60278°N 96.75944°W / 39.60278; -96.75944
Elm Creek 20600 Schroyer 178 2 (5) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 39°46′57″N 96°37′52″W / 39.78250°N 96.63111°W / 39.78250; -96.63111
Franklin 24450 Home City 337 3 (9) 98 (38) 0 (0) 0.06% 39°51′47″N 96°31′46″W / 39.86306°N 96.52944°W / 39.86306; -96.52944
Guittard 29225 Beattie 454 5 (13) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°51′52″N 96°24′53″W / 39.86444°N 96.41472°W / 39.86444; -96.41472
Herkimer 31450 234 3 (7) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 39°57′44″N 96°45′2″W / 39.96222°N 96.75056°W / 39.96222; -96.75056
Lincoln 40850 130 1 (4) 92 (35) 0 (0) 0.36% 39°46′56″N 96°17′27″W / 39.78222°N 96.29083°W / 39.78222; -96.29083
Logan 41975 Bremen, Herkimer 335 4 (9) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 39°53′14″N 96°45′8″W / 39.88722°N 96.75222°W / 39.88722; -96.75222
Marysville 45075 Marysville 383 5 (12) 84 (32) 0 (0) 0% 39°51′36″N 96°38′42″W / 39.86000°N 96.64500°W / 39.86000; -96.64500
Murray 49275 Axtell 640 7 (18) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.14% 39°52′28″N 96°16′17″W / 39.87444°N 96.27139°W / 39.87444; -96.27139
Noble 50850 Vermillion, Vliets 217 2 (6) 92 (35) 1 (0) 0.83% 39°42′45″N 96°17′6″W / 39.71250°N 96.28500°W / 39.71250; -96.28500
Oketo 52550 Marietta, Oketo 251 3 (7) 92 (35) 0 (0) 0% 39°57′11″N 96°37′32″W / 39.95306°N 96.62556°W / 39.95306; -96.62556
Richland 59450 Summerfield 206 2 (6) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 39°57′54″N 96°23′55″W / 39.96500°N 96.39861°W / 39.96500; -96.39861
Rock 60425 123 1 (3) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.09% 39°47′2″N 96°24′45″W / 39.78389°N 96.41250°W / 39.78389; -96.41250
St. Bridget 62100 Mina 232 3 (7) 92 (35) 0 (0) 0.05% 39°57′53″N 96°19′28″W / 39.96472°N 96.32444°W / 39.96472; -96.32444
Vermillion 73550 Barrett, Frankfort 1,012 11 (28) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.07% 39°42′12″N 96°24′48″W / 39.70333°N 96.41333°W / 39.70333; -96.41333
Walnut 75025 144 2 (4) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 39°47′28″N 96°44′45″W / 39.79111°N 96.74583°W / 39.79111; -96.74583
Waterville 75975 Waterville 797 9 (22) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.03% 39°41′44″N 96°45′8″W / 39.69556°N 96.75222°W / 39.69556; -96.75222
Wells 76525 131 1 (3) 98 (38) 0 (0) 0% 39°41′13″N 96°30′39″W / 39.68694°N 96.51083°W / 39.68694; -96.51083

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Notable people

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See also

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The Irving stone marker southeast of Blue Rapids.
Community information for Kansas

References

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  1. ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Marshall County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ History of Kansas Vol. 2 By Andreas
  5. ^ John Albert Sleicher (1883). Leslie's. F. Leslie.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  13. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  14. ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  15. ^ School consolidations in Kansas for past decade; Topeka-Capital Journal; July 24, 2011.
  16. ^ a b "General Highway Map of Marshall County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "Plat book of Marshall County, Kansas" 1904. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209410

Further reading

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See also: List of books about Kansas, including historical information about its counties and cities
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