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{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Marshall |native_name = Masserculleq | native_name_lang = esu |settlement_type = [[City (Alaska)|City]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map = USA Alaska |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Alaska <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Alaska]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|Census Area]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska|Kusilvak]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Joseph "JoJo" Fitka<ref>{{Cite book|title=2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory|location=Juneau|publisher=Alaska Municipal League|year=2015|page=100}}</ref> |leader_title1 = [[Alaska Senate|State senator]] |leader_name1 = [[Donny Olson]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) |leader_title2 = [[Alaska House of Representatives|State rep.]] |leader_name2 = [[Neal Foster]] (D) |established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |established_date = June 9, 1970<ref>{{cite journal|title=Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974|journal=Alaska Local Government|volume=XIII|issue=2|page=34|location=Juneau|publisher=[[Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development|Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs]]|date=January 1974}}</ref> <!-- Area --> |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_02.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 10.53 |area_land_km2 = 10.52 |area_water_km2 = 0.01 |area_total_sq_mi = 4.06 |area_land_sq_mi = 4.06 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 492 |population_density_km2 = 46.78 |population_density_sq_mi = 121.15 |timezone = [[Alaska Time Zone|Alaska (AKST)]] |utc_offset = -9 |timezone_DST = AKDT |utc_offset_DST = -8 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 35 |elevation_ft = 115 |coordinates = {{coord|61|52|41|N|162|5|5|W|region:US-AK|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 99585 |area_code = [[Area code 907|907]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 02-47000 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1405984}} |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |unit_pref = Imperial }} '''Marshall''' ({{langx|esu|Masserculleq}}) is a city in [[Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska]], United States. At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 414, up from 349 in 2000. Currently, Marshall has reported a population of 492 from the most recent Census conducted in 2020. ==Geography== Marshall is located at {{coord|61.878073|-162.084812|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. [[File:Sand Hill Cranes, Marshall, AK.JPG|thumb|Sand Hill Cranes, Marshall, AK]] ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 102 |1940= 91 |1950= 95 |1960= 166 |1970= 175 |1980= 262 |1990= 273 |2000= 349 |2010= 414 |2020= 492 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} The predecessor village to Marshall first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the Inuit village of "Ooglovia."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=Ooglovia&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> It was also known as Uglovaia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.explorenorth.com/alaska/history/marshall-history.html|title = ExploreNorth}}</ref> It would not appear again on the census. Marshall first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of Fortuna Ledge.<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rr9RAQAAMAAJ&q=marshall&pg=PA49 |title = Geological Survey Professional Paper|year = 1949}}</ref> In 1950, the name was changed to Marshall. It continued to return as Marshall in 1960 and 1970, but in the latter year incorporated as the city of Fortuna Ledge. It reported as Fortuna Ledge on the 1980 census, but the city reverted to the name of Marshall in 1984. It has continued to report as Marshall since the 1990 census. As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 349 people, 91 households, and 73 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|73.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 104 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 2.01% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 95.99% [[Race (United States Census)|Alaska Native or Native American]], and 2.01% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 91 households, out of which 59.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.84 and the average family size was 4.23. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 45.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $37,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $9,597. About 20.8% of families and 28.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over. ==History== Marshall's previous name, changed in 1984, from Fortuna Ledge,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/bl-Marshall.htm |title=The History of Marshall, Alaska - ExploreNorth |access-date=May 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927021702/http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/bl-Marshall.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref> was a mining village in the 1800s and early 1900s, with mining operations in Wilson Creek, just down river from the Ledge. With that, many Alaska Natives were moved from other villages, as far away as Unalakleet, Ohogamuit and Takchak. With that, there are two main Native groups, the [[Central Alaskan Yup'ik people|Yupik]] descendants, hailing from both Takchak and Ohogamuit, and the [[Inupiaq]] descendants, hailing from Unalakleet. Along with those of Native descent, Marshall hosts a population of people of Russian and Norwegian descent mixed with Inupiaqs and has become a Yup'ik/Inupiaq/Russian community. Marshall was reportedly named for Vice-president [[Thomas Riley Marshall]], who served from 1913 to 1921.<ref name="books.google.com"/> ==Education== K-12 students attend Marshall School, operated by the [[Lower Yukon School District]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074440/http://www.yukonalaska.com/communities/marshall1.html YukonAlaska.com - Marshall, Fortuna Ledge and the Mining of Willow Creek] * [https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRAExternal/community/Details=Marshall Alaska Division of Community Advocacy - Community Information Summary] {{dead link|date=December 2015}} * https://web.archive.org/web/20080706203218/http://www.yukonking.com/aboutus.html {{Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Alaska]] [[Category:Cities in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska]] [[Category:Yukon River]]
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