Editing Marshall County, Indiana

{{short description|County in Indiana, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Marshall, Indiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county             = Marshall County
| state              = Indiana
| seal               =
| founded            = February 7, 1835 (authorized)<br/>1836 (organized)
| seat wl            = Plymouth
| largest city       = Plymouth
| area_total_sq_mi   = 449.74
| area_land_sq_mi    = 443.63
| area_water_sq_mi   = 6.11
| area percentage    = 1.36%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 46095
| pop_est_as_of      = 2024
| population_est     = 46464 {{increase}}
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name=qf>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lewiscountymissouri/PST045224|title=Lewis County, Missouri|website=Census.gov|access-date= }}</ref>
| density_sq_mi      = 104.7
| time zone          = Eastern
| web                = www.co.marshall.in.us
| named for          = [[John Marshall]]
| ex image           = Plymouth-indiana-courthouse.jpg
| ex image cap       = Marshall County courthouse in Plymouth, Indiana
| district           = 2nd
| footnotes          = Indiana county number 50 
}}

'''Marshall County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. [[2020 United States census|The 2020 census]] recorded the population at 46,095.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Marshall County, Indiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/marshallcountyindiana,US/PST045221 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[county seat]] (and only city) is [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill<ref>[https://archive.org/details/standardhistoryo01tynd/page/286/mode/2up John W Tyndall & OE Lesh, ''Standard history of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana''. pp. 284-6 (accessed 9 August 2020)]</ref> on February 7, 1835, that authorized the creation of thirteen counties in northeast Indiana, including Marshall.<ref>The counties are Dekalb, Fulton, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Stark, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley. Newton County was merged with Jasper County in 1839, and was re-authorized as a separate county in 1859.</ref> It was named for [[Chief Justice of the United States|U.S. Chief Justice]] [[John Marshall]], who died in 1835.<ref>{{Cite book |last=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle |url=https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog |title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana |publisher=R. S. Peale & co. |year=1875 |location=Indiana |pages=[https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog/page/n569 567]}}</ref> The government of the county was organized in 1836, during the early years of settlement and before the forced [[Indian removal|removal]] of the [[Potawatomi people]] in 1838. The first settlers had arrived in the county in 1835; they arrived as a result of the end of the [[Black Hawk War]] as well as the completion of the [[Erie Canal]]. They consisted primarily of settlers from [[New England]], "[[Yankee]]s" descended from the [[English people|English]] [[Puritans]] who settled [[New England]] in the colonial era. They were mainly members of the [[Congregational church|Congregational Church]], although due to the [[Second Great Awakening]] many of them had converted to [[Methodism]] and some had become [[Baptists]] before migrating to the new area. As a result of this heritage, some place names in Marshall County are named after places in [[New England]], such as [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]], which is named after [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]], the site where the ''[[Mayflower]]'' landed in 1620.<ref>McDonald, Daniel. ''A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana'' (Vol. 1)</ref>

==Geography==
The low, rolling hills of Marshall County are completely devoted to agriculture where possible (significant drainages are wooded).<ref name="MCI">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marshall+County,+IN/@41.3253201,-86.4010051,42201m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x881152d6b758d5cf:0xfb0f1ec064d635dc!8m2!3d41.303028!4d-86.3376761 ''Marshall County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 29 July 2020)]</ref> The highest points on the terrain are three approximately equal swells ({{convert|900|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}} ASL) along the south border line with [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton County]], {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} NW of [[Richland Center, Indiana|Richland Center]].<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22988 ''Marshall County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 29 July 2020)]</ref>

Marshall County contains three significant bodies of water: Lake of the Woods (NE portion); Lake Maxinkuckee (SW portion); and part of Koontz Lake (NW portion).<ref name=MCI/> The [[Yellow River (Indiana)|Yellow River]] flows through northern, central, and western portions of Marshall County, past Plymouth; the [[Tippecanoe River]] flows southwesterly through the SE part of the county.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer |publisher=[[DeLorme]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-89933-211-0 |location=Yarmouth ME |pages=20–21, 26–27}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Marshall County has a total area of {{convert|449.74|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|443.63|sqmi}} (or 98.64%) is land and {{convert|6.11|sqmi}} (or 1.36%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph County]] - north
* [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]] - northeast
* [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko County]] - east
* [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton County]] - south
* [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski County]] - southwest
* [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke County]] - west/CST Border
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
* Menominee Wetland Conservation Area (W of [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]])
* [[Potawatomi Wildlife Park]] (on W bank of [[Tippecanoe River]] in SE county)

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=IN|US|6}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|US|30}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|US|31}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|8}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|10}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|17}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|25}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|106}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|110}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|117}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|331}}
{{div col end}}

==Communities==
===City and towns===
{{div col}}
* [[Argos, Indiana|Argos]]
* [[Bourbon, Indiana|Bourbon]]
* [[Bremen, Indiana|Bremen]]
* [[Culver, Indiana|Culver]]
* [[Lapaz, Indiana|Lapaz]]
* [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]] (city)
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated place===
* [[Koontz Lake, Indiana|Koontz Lake]] (partial)

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Burr Oak, Marshall County, Indiana|Burr Oak]]
* [[Donaldson, Indiana|Donaldson]]
* [[Harris, Indiana|Harris]]
* [[Hibbard, Indiana|Hibbard]]
* [[Inwood, Indiana|Inwood]] (called "Pearson" 1854–1856)
* [[Maxinkuckee, Indiana|Maxinkuckee]]
* [[Old Tip Town, Indiana|Old Tip Town]]
* [[Teegarden, Indiana|Teegarden]]
* [[Tippecanoe, Indiana|Tippecanoe]]
* [[Tyner, Indiana|Tyner]]
* [[Walnut, Indiana|Walnut]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
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* [[Bourbon Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Bourbon]]
* [[Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Center]]
* [[German Township, Marshall County, Indiana|German]]
* [[Green Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Green]]
* [[North Township, Marshall County, Indiana|North]]
* [[Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Polk]]
* [[Tippecanoe Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Tippecanoe]]
* [[Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Walnut]]
* [[West Township, Marshall County, Indiana|West]]
{{div col end}}

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Plymouth, Indiana]]
|16|32|2.16
|20|38|1.86
|29|49|2.85
|39|62|3.96
|49|74|4.27
|58|83|4.48
|62|86|3.74
|60|84|3.35
|53|77|3.58
|42|64|3.19
|32|50|3.19
|22|37|2.78
|float=left
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="WX">{{Cite web |title=Monthly Averages for Plymouth IN |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0540 |access-date=January 27, 2011 |publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in Plymouth have ranged from a low of {{convert|16|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|86|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-25|°F}} was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of {{convert|109|°F}} was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.86|in}} in February to {{convert|4.48|in}} in June.<ref name=WX/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1651
|1850= 5348
|1860= 12722
|1870= 20211
|1880= 23414
|1890= 23818
|1900= 25119
|1910= 24175
|1920= 23744
|1930= 25077
|1940= 25935
|1950= 29468
|1960= 32443
|1970= 34986
|1980= 39155
|1990= 42182
|2000= 45128
|2010= 47051
|2020= 46095
|estyear=2024
|estimate=46464
|estref= 
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 47,051 people, 17,406 households, and 12,516 families in the county.<ref name="DP">{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18099 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18099 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|106.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 19,845 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.7|/sqmi}}.<ref name="DC">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18099 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212204239/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18099 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 93.5% white, 0.5% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 3.8% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.4% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 35.4% were [[Germans|German]], 11.2% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.4% were [[Americans|American]], and 8.5% were [[English people|English]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18099 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003628/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18099 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

Of the 17,406&nbsp;households, 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.1% were non-families, and 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age was 38.4 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $58,017. Males had a median income of $43,732 versus $30,033 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,493. About 8.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18099 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002422/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18099 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].

'''County council:''' The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name="inc3623">{{Cite web |last=Indiana Code |author-link=Indiana Code |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name="inc2102">{{Cite web |last=Indiana Code |title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''Board of commissioners:''' The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide, to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the functions of the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

'''Current commissioners:'''
Stan Klotz, Jesse Bohannon, Adam Faulstich (as of 2025)

'''Court:''' The county maintains a [[small claims court]] that handles civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level [[circuit court]].<ref name=inc2102/>

'''County Officials:''' The county has other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[Recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[Surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. Officials are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Marshall County is part of [[Indiana's 2nd congressional district]] and is currently represented by Rudy Yakym in the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Congresswoman Jackie Walorski |url=https://walorski.house.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516235505/https://walorski.house.gov/ |archive-date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=August 5, 2019 |publisher=US Congress}}</ref> It is also part of [[Indiana Senate]] districts 5 and 9<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana Senate Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm |access-date=July 14, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 17 and 23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana House Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm |access-date=July 14, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref>
{{PresHead|place=Marshall County, Indiana|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=May 18, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|13,844|5,712|397|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|12,288|4,798|1,155|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|11,260|6,137|404|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|10,406|7,889|276|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|12,074|5,593|147|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|10,266|5,541|343|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|8,158|5,486|1,796|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,048|4,912|3,607|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|10,490|5,488|60|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|11,100|4,931|113|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|10,209|5,113|1,089|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|9,707|6,424|277|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,908|4,349|51|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,290|5,385|1,719|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,895|8,397|123|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|10,460|6,210|74|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|10,504|5,398|80|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,990|5,538|300|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|7,873|5,661|285|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|8,225|5,254|257|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|7,718|5,852|111|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,118|6,651|202|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,943|7,212|252|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,738|4,377|70|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,354|4,277|429|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,708|4,631|303|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,855|3,221|320|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,196|2,859|1,863|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,947|3,287|270|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,001|2,878|323|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,947|3,449|135|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,938|3,588|83|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,558|3,113|222|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|2,582|3,188|138|Indiana}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall County, Indiana]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Marshall County, Indiana
|North     = [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph County]]
|Northeast = [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart County]]
|East      = [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko County]]
|South     = [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton County]]
|Southwest = [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski County]]
|West      = [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke County]]
}}

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