Editing Marshall, North Carolina

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| name                     = Marshall, North Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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| subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison]]

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| postal_code              = 28753
| area_code                = [[Area code 828|828]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Marshall''' is a town in [[Madison County, North Carolina]], United States. The population was 777 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 872 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It is the [[county seat]] of Madison County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Marshall, as the seat of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] administration for Madison County, was the scene of conflict with the largely pro-[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] rural population. On May 13, 1861, the election day for delegates to the state convention on secession from the Union, a man shot and killed the pro-secession county sheriff after a dispute in which the sheriff had shot the man's son.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trotter |first1=William R. |title=Bushwhackers: The Civil War in North Carolina (The Mountains) |date=1988 |publisher=John F. Blair |location=Winston-Salem, NC |isbn=0-89587-087-8 |pages=9–12}}</ref>

Later, Confederate authorities restricted the distribution of salt, which was needed to preserve meat in the winter. In January 1863, a group of men raided the salt warehouse in Marshall, then proceeded to ransack the home of Colonel Lawrence Allen of the 64th North Carolina Regiment (the columned house below the courthouse dome in the Main Street photo).

In retaliation, the 64th North Carolina Regiment summarily executed 13 men and boys in the [[Shelton Laurel massacre]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trotter |first1=William R. |title=Bushwhackers: The Civil War in North Carolina (The Mountains) |date=1988 |publisher=John F. Blair |location=Winston-Salem, NC |isbn=0-89587-087-8 |pages=221–232}}</ref>

From the 1950s to the 1980s, Marshall was the seat of the [[Ponder machine]], which controlled all the patronage jobs in Madison County.

The [[Bank of French Broad]], [[Capitola Manufacturing Company Cotton Yarn Mill]], [[Madison County Courthouse (North Carolina)|Madison County Courthouse]], [[Marshall High School (Marshall, North Carolina)|Marshall High School]], [[Marshall Main Street Historic District]], [[James H. White House]], and [[Jeff White House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120907.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=September 7, 2012|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

[[File:Weather 2024-09-28-10-04 License and Theft in Mountains for Security -068-.jpg|thumb|View towards the Courthouse after the [[Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina|Hurricane Helene]] flooding in 2024]]
The town was impacted by [[Hurricane Helene]] in 2024.<ref name=NPR>{{cite news |last1=Rott |first1=Nathan |last2=Baker |first2=Liz |title=Shovel by shovel, N.C. towns dig out from Helene mud and debris |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2024/10/02/g-s1-25941/north-carolina-marshall-hot-springs-helene-cleanup |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=NPR |date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Oehrli |first1=Ryan |title=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article293328019.html |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/weather-news/article293328019.html |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=Charlotte Observer |date=2 October 2024}}</ref> The hurricane destroyed several buildings in Marshall, and damaged the town hall.<ref name=NPR/><ref name="v759">{{cite web | last=Bergin | first=Mark | last2=Miller | first2=Eric | last3=Simmons | first3=Brad | title=Marshall overwhelmed by mud: Residents struggle to dig out after Helene flooding | website=WRAL | date=2024-10-03 | url=https://www.wral.com/story/marshall-overwhelmed-by-mud-residents-struggle-to-dig-out-after-helene-flooding/21656184/ | access-date=2024-10-04}}</ref>

==Geography==
Marshall is in southern Madison County, {{convert|19|mi}} by road northwest of [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]]. The townsite is blocked on one side by the [[French Broad River]] and on all other sides by steep mountainous terrain. Madison County residents say Marshall is "a block wide, a mile long, sky high and hell deep."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-25-mn-50292-story.html |accessdate=June 19, 2023 |title=The abridgment of Madison County, N.C.: For four decades, the Ponder clan ruled the region as a virtual fiefdom. But a recent voter revolution has the 'dictatorship' in steady decline. |website=Los Angeles Times |first=Mark |last=Pinsky |date=April 25, 1994}}</ref>

[[Special routes of U.S. Route 70#Marshall business loop|U.S. Route 70 Business]] passes through the center of town as Main Street, while U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 25|25]] and [[U.S. Route 70|70]] bypass the town to the northeast. The combined highways lead southeast to Asheville and northwest {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Newport, Tennessee]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Marshall has a total area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|1}}, or 5.21%, are water. The French Broad River, one of the major river systems of western North Carolina, flows westward through the south side of the town.

===Climate===
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| location    = Marshall, North Carolina (1991–2020)
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| Jan high F  =46.5
| Feb high F  =50.7
| Mar high F  =58.7
| Apr high F  =68.8
| May high F  =76.0
| Jun high F  =82.2
| Jul high F  =85.1
| Aug high F  =84.2
| Sep high F  =79.4
| Oct high F  =69.9
| Nov high F  =58.8
| Dec high F  =49.3
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| Jan mean F  =35.0
| Feb mean F  =38.2
| Mar mean F  =45.0
| Apr mean F  =53.6
| May mean F  =61.9
| Jun mean F  =69.4
| Jul mean F  =73.1
| Aug mean F  =72.2
| Sep mean F  =66.5
| Oct mean F  =55.4
| Nov mean F  =44.5
| Dec mean F  =37.8
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| Jan low F  =23.5
| Feb low F  =25.7
| Mar low F  =31.2
| Apr low F  =38.3
| May low F  =47.8
| Jun low F  =56.6
| Jul low F  =61.1
| Aug low F  =60.2
| Sep low F  =53.5
| Oct low F  =40.9
| Nov low F  =30.2
| Dec low F  =26.2
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| Jan precipitation inch  =3.26
| Feb precipitation inch  =2.84
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.81
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.71
| May precipitation inch  =3.76
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.23
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.38
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.83
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.36
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.26
| Nov precipitation inch  =2.84
| Dec precipitation inch  =3.36
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| Jan snow inch  =6.5
| Feb snow inch  =6.6
| Mar snow inch  =4.3
| Apr snow inch  =0.8
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.1
| Nov snow inch  =0.3
| Dec snow inch  =7.0
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 175
|1890= 203
|1900= 337
|1910= 802
|1920= 748
|1930= 1132
|1940= 1160
|1950= 983
|1960= 926
|1970= 982
|1980= 809
|1990= 809
|2000= 840
|2010= 872
|2020= 777
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Marshall is part of the [[Asheville metropolitan area]].

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Marshall racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3741580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 698
| 89.83%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 8
| 1.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 3
| 0.39%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 30
| 3.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 38
| 4.89%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 777 people, 346 households, and 195 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
[[File:Marshall Town Hall, Marshall, NC (46636251232).jpg|thumb|right|Town hall]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 842 people, 390 households, and 225 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|240.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 443 housing units at an average density of {{convert|126.6|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 390 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,188, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,172 versus $22,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,245. About 13.7% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.6% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

==In the media==
The [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[The Peripheral (TV series)|The Peripheral]]'' shot scenes in the town on September 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/madison/2021/05/26/amazon-prime-video-tv-show-the-peripheral-begin-filming-sept-24/5167815001/ |title=New details emerge on upcoming show production to be filmed in Marshall this fall |website=Citizen Times |first=Johnny |last=Casey |date=May 26, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Independent filmmakers [[Joel Haver]] and Dylan Dexter released the film ''31 Days in Marshall, North Carolina'' in 2019. The film was shot entirely in Marshall in 2017, and features multiple townsfolk in both the cast as well as background musical talent.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRG6ufvEReE |title=31 Days in Marshall, North Carolina |date=2019-11-28 |last=Joel Haver |access-date=2024-06-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

[[Wiley Cash]]'s 2012 debut novel, ''A Land More Kind Than Home'', is set in Marshall and the surrounding area.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Marshall (North Carolina)}}
* {{Official website|townofmarshall.org}}
* [http://www.ncruralcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266%3Asmall-towns-p-i-marshall&catid=48&Itemid=226 NC STEP and Marshall, NC]

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[[Category:Towns in Madison County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:County seats in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Asheville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:North Carolina populated places on the French Broad River]]