Marshall County, Kansas

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Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Marysville.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> As of the 2020 census, the county population was 10,038.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> 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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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 Springs.

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).<ref>History of Kansas Vol. 2 By Andreas</ref>

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 Template:Convert wide and Template:Convert long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.<ref name="Sleicher1883">Template:Cite book</ref>

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

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Adjacent counties

Pawnee County, Nebraska (northeast)
Nemaha County (east)
Pottawatomie County (south)
Riley County (southwest)
Washington County (west)
Gage County, Nebraska (northwest)

Demographics

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As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 10,965 people, 4,458 households, and 3,026 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,999 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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

Presidential elections

Marshall County is, in common with most rural regions of the Great Plains states, a predominantly Republican county. The county has not been carried by a Democratic candidate in a presidential election since 1932, and has only failed to back the Republican candidate in two other elections from 1888 on. The closest Democrats have come 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, and 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. Template:Hidden

Laws

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Unified school districts

Historical

Axtell USD 488 (Marshall County) and Sabetha USD 441 (Nemaha County) consolidated to create Prairie Hills USD 113.<ref>School consolidations in Kansas for past decade; Topeka-Capital Journal; July 24, 2011.</ref>

Communities

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2005 map of Marshall County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> (map legend)

List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Marshall County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">Template:Cite web</ref>

Townships

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%	Template:Coord
Bigelow	06725		66	1 (2)	97 (37)	1 (0)	0.96%	Template:Coord
Blue Rapids	07675	Blue Rapids	78	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.23%	Template:Coord
Blue Rapids City	07700	Irving	1,201	13 (34)	92 (36)	1 (0)	0.98%	Template:Coord
Center	11850	Reedsville	151	2 (4)	98 (38)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord
Clear Fork	13875	Bigelow	54	1 (2)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	Template:Coord
Cleveland	14100		91	1 (3)	92 (36)	1 (0)	1.02%	Template:Coord
Cottage Hill	15850	Cottage Hill	143	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	Template:Coord
Elm Creek	20600	Schroyer	178	2 (5)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	Template:Coord
Franklin	24450	Home City	337	3 (9)	98 (38)	0 (0)	0.06%	Template:Coord
Guittard	29225	Beattie	454	5 (13)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	Template:Coord
Herkimer	31450		234	3 (7)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.02%	Template:Coord
Lincoln	40850		130	1 (4)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.36%	Template:Coord
Logan	41975	Bremen, Herkimer	335	4 (9)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord
Marysville	45075	Marysville	383	5 (12)	84 (32)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord
Murray	49275	Axtell	640	7 (18)	92 (36)	0 (0)	0.14%	Template:Coord
Noble	50850	Vermillion, Vliets	217	2 (6)	92 (35)	1 (0)	0.83%	Template:Coord
Oketo	52550	Marietta, Oketo	251	3 (7)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord
Richland	59450	Summerfield	206	2 (6)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord
Rock	60425		123	1 (3)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.09%	Template:Coord
St. Bridget	62100	Mina	232	3 (7)	92 (35)	0 (0)	0.05%	Template:Coord
Vermillion	73550	Barrett, Frankfort	1,012	11 (28)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.07%	Template:Coord
Walnut	75025		144	2 (4)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord
Waterville	75975	Waterville	797	9 (22)	93 (36)	0 (0)	0.03%	Template:Coord
Wells	76525		131	1 (3)	98 (38)	0 (0)	0%	Template:Coord

<ref>"Plat book of Marshall County, Kansas" 1904. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209410</ref>

Notable people

Frank Wayenberg (1898-1975) - pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in 1924.
Butch Nieman (1918-1993) - born in Herkimer, played outfield for the Boston Braves from 1943 to 1945.
Don Songer (1899-1962) - pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1924 to 1927 and the New York Giants in 1927.

References

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External links

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County

Historical

Marysville Museum

Tornados

Maps

Marshall County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

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