Editing Marshalltown, Iowa

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| name               = Marshalltown, Iowa
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| image_caption      = Main Street
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]] and [[Iowa]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
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| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Iowa|Township]]
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| established_date   = 1853
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| established_date2  = March 5, 1923<ref name="cdMarshalltown">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Marshalltown-Iowa.html|title=City-Data|publisher=Marshaltown|access-date=2010-12-13}}</ref>{{dubious|date=April 2024}}
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| leader_name        = Joel Greer <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marshalltown-ia.gov/Directory.aspx?EID=80 | title=Staff Directory • Marshalltown, IA • CivicEngage }}</ref>
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 27591
| population_density_sq_mi = 1437.18
| population_rank    = [[List of largest Iowa cities by population|16th]] in Iowa
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[[File:FI0023536.jpg|alt=Historical aerial photo of Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1910|thumb|Main street, 1910]]

'''Marshalltown''' is a city in [[Marshall County, Iowa]], and is the [[county seat]] of the county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> With a population of 27,591 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], it is the 16th largest city in the state.<ref name="cen2020">{{cite web|title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/|access-date=12 August 2021|website=census.gov|publisher=United states Census Bureau}}</ref> Marshalltown is home to the Iowa Veterans Home and [[Marshalltown Community College]]. Marshalltown is known as the "Paris of the Prairie".

==History==
Henry Anson was the first European settler in what is now called Marshalltown. In April 1851, Anson found what he described as “the prettiest place in Iowa.”<ref>{{cite web | title = History | publisher = Marshalltown Iowa Community Link | url = http://communitylink.com/us/ia/marshalltown/profile/history.htm | access-date = 2010-12-13 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718075045/http://communitylink.com/us/ia/marshalltown/profile/history.htm | archive-date = 2011-07-18 }}</ref> On a high point between the [[Iowa River]] and Linn Creek, Anson built a log cabin. A plaque at 112 West Main Street marks the site of the cabin.<ref>{{cite web | title = Henry Anson| publisher = Anson Elementary School | url = http://www.marshalltown.k12.ia.us/anson/history.html| access-date = 2010-12-13 }}</ref> In 1853 Anson named the town Marshall, after [[Marshall, Michigan]], a former residence of his.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA99|year=1908|page=99}}</ref>

The town became Marshalltown in 1862 because another Marshall already existed in [[Henry County, Iowa|Henry County]] (In 1880, Marshall's name changed to [[Wayland, Iowa|Wayland]]). With the help of [[Potawatomi]] chief Johnny Green, Anson persuaded early settlers to stay in the area. In the mid-1850s, Anson donated land for a county courthouse. Residents donated money for the building's construction. 

In 1863 the title of [[county seat]] transferred from the village of Marietta to Marshalltown. This event was the result of a considerable amount of political wrangling bordering on warfare. The determining factor was the location of the east/west railroad across Iowa and the winning company was the [[Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad|Cedar Rapics & Missouri River]] railroad under lease by the pioneer parent of the [[Chicago and North Western Railway|Chicago Northwestern Railway]]. <ref>https://archive.org/details/historyofmarshal00west/page/410/mode/2up?view=theater</ref>

The young town then began growing. By 1900, Marshalltown had 10,000 residents. Many industries began developing in Marshalltown, like [[Fisher Controls]], [[Lennox International]] and [[Marshalltown Company]].

Marshalltown plays a small but significant role in the life of Ebe Dolliver, a main character in MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Andersonville" (1955).

===Baseball===
[[Cap Anson|Adrian Constantine "Cap" Anson]], son of Henry and Jennette Anson, was the first European child born in the new pioneer town and is today known as Marshalltown's “first son.” Adrian became a [[Major League Baseball]] player and was inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939|1939]]. He was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game.<ref name="SABR">{{Cite web | title = Cap Anson | work = Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Biography Project | url = http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1257&pid=305 | access-date = 2008-01-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120107015052/http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1257&pid=305 | archive-date = 2012-01-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

[[File:Adrian "Cap" Anson, first baseman, Chicago White Stockings, 1887.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Adrian Cap Anson]]
Baseball steadily became popular as Marshalltown grew in the mid-1800s. Adrian's brother Sturgis also became a talented baseball player and both went to play on intra-school teams at the [[University of Notre Dame]]. Both later returned to Marshalltown to play baseball for the town team. Along with their father Henry, the town's founder, they put together a team and became the most prominent team in the state of [[Iowa]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The First Son| publisher = Cap Chronicled| url = http://capanson.com/chapter1.html|access-date = 2011-02-19 }}</ref> The Marshalltown team, with Henry Anson at third base, Adrian's brother Sturgis in center field, and Adrian at second base, won the Iowa state championship in 1868. In 1870 Marshalltown played an exhibition game with the talented [[Rockford Forest Citys]]. Although Marshalltown lost the game, Rockford's management offered contracts to all three of the Ansons. Adrian accepted the contract, which began his professional career in baseball in 1871.

Baseball continued its popularity in Marshalltown. In the early 1880s [[Billy Sunday]] played for the town baseball team.<ref name="irfphbeBSunday">{{cite book|last=Firstenberger|first=William Andrew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbW_Z8w2b3kC&q=marshalltown&pg=PA139 |title=In rare form: a pictorial history of baseball evangelist Billy Sunday|publisher=University of Iowa Press|year=2005|isbn=0-87745-959-2|pages=12|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref> In 1882, with Sunday in [[left fielder|left field]], the Marshalltown team defeated the state champion [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] team 13–4.<ref name="Dorsett, 15; Knickerbocker, 26-7">Dorsett, 15; Knickerbocker, 26-7.</ref> Marshalltown later formed a [[Minor league baseball|minor league]] team naming it after the Anson family, the [[Marshalltown Ansons]]. From 1914 to 1928 the team played in the [[Central Association]] and [[Mississippi Valley League]].

===Natural disasters===
====Tornado history====
[[File:MarshalltownEF3-2018.jpg|thumb|left|Major structural damage in downtown Marshalltown, Iowa, as a result of an EF3 tornado in July 2018.]]
On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–30, 1961|April 23, 1961]], the south side of town was hit by an [[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 23–30, 1961#Marshalltown–Vinton–Center Point–Monticello, Iowa|F3 tornado]]. It damaged numerous structures in the area, causing $1&nbsp;million (1961&nbsp;USD) in the town alone. It killed one person and injured&nbsp;12.<ref name="Tornado1">{{cite report |title=Storm Data Publication {{!}} IPS {{!}} National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/sd/sd.html |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |accessdate=23 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Iowa F3 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19610423.19.3 |website=Tornado History Projects |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |accessdate=24 July 2020}}{{cite report |title=Iowa Event Report: F3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10015916 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |accessdate=24 July 2020}}{{cite report |title=Iowa Event Report: F3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10015919 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref> Marshalltown would be hit again on July&nbsp;19, 2018, when another [[Iowa tornado outbreak of July 2018|EF3 tornado]] with peak winds of 145&nbsp;mph moved directly through downtown at 4:37&nbsp;p.m. local time. It destroyed the spire from the top of the courthouse, while heavily damaging or destroying several homes, businesses, and historic downtown buildings. It was on the ground for 23&nbsp;minutes along a {{convert|8.41|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} path of destruction up to {{convert|1200|yd|m}} wide. Although there were no fatalities, 23&nbsp;people were injured.<ref name="Tornado2">{{cite report |title=Iowa Event Report: EF3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=766075 |website=National Centers for Environmental Information |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=15 February 2021}}{{cite news |title="It's right over us": Tornadoes strike parts of Iowa, injuring several, leaving path of destruction |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-city-tornado-marshalltown-pella-bondurant-latest-forecast-storm-path-2018-07-19/ |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref>

====2020 derecho====
{{main|August 2020 Midwest derecho}}
On August 10, 2020, Marshalltown was hit by a powerful [[derecho]], which caused extensive damage throughout the city. Over a hundred cars parked near a factory had their windows blown out. Reports described {{convert|99|mph|km/h+m/s|abbr=off|sigfig=2|sp=us}} winds, roofs being ripped off, and loose wood debris embedded in the sides of buildings.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Midwest Derecho Causes Widespread Damage; More Than 1 Million Homes and Businesses Lose Power|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-10-midwest-derecho-impacts|access-date=2020-08-11|website=The Weather Channel|archive-date=August 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811004242/https://weather.com/news/news/2020-08-10-midwest-derecho-impacts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Joens|first1=Philip|last2=Sahouri|first2=Andrea May|last3=Eller|first3=Donnelle|date=2020-08-10|title=Derecho sends straight-line winds through Iowa, leaving hundreds of thousands without power|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/08/10/iowa-weather-rare-derecho-leaves-damage-power-outages-across-state-national-weather-service/3337658001/|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Des Moines Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bradstream|first=Lana|date=2020-08-11|title=Storm unleashes fury on Marshalltown|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/08/storm-unleashes-fury-on-marshalltown/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815203850/https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/08/storm-unleashes-fury-on-marshalltown/|archive-date=August 15, 2020|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Times-Republican}}</ref> One week after the storm, nearly 7,000 residents of the city were still waiting for power restoration; 99 percent restoration was achieved on August 23.<ref name=":39">{{Cite web|date=23 Aug 2020|title=Alliant Energy on Twitter: "Progress continues. 99% of our customers impacted by #StormDerecho on Aug. 10 have power available again. Fewer than 1,000 are without service at this time – and we are committed to getting power restored for all. Thank you for your ongoing patience and support. #IowaStrong t.co/42TjkjXyyi" / Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/alliantenergy/status/1297622242113839105|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823195100/https://twitter.com/alliantenergy/status/1297622242113839105|archive-date=August 23, 2020|access-date=2020-08-24|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=James|first=Kayla|date=2020-08-18|title=One week after derecho, thousands still wait for power in Marshalltown|url=https://www.kcci.com/article/one-week-after-derecho-thousands-still-wait-for-power-in-marshalltown/33628861|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818221935/https://www.kcci.com/article/one-week-after-derecho-thousands-still-wait-for-power-in-marshalltown/33628861|archive-date=August 18, 2020|access-date=2020-08-27|website=KCCI}}</ref> The damage to public parks in the city and surrounding [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]] was "extensive", particularly to trees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rohlfing|first=Noah|date=19 Aug 2020|title='Extensive' derecho damage big setback for Conservation Board|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2020/08/extensive-derecho-damage-big-setback-for-conservation-board/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=timesrepublican.com}}</ref>

===Immigration===
Marshalltown's Hispanic population in particular boomed in the 1990s and 2000s with immigrants mostly from Mexico, just like in many other Midwestern towns with meat-packing plants.<ref>{{cite web|date=2013|title=Midwest: Hispanic Migrants - Rural Migration News {{!}} Migration Dialogue|url=https://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/more.php?id=1728|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Rural Migration News|language=en}}</ref> Another smaller wave of Burmese refugees later arrived in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Refugees happy in Marshalltown|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2015/11/refugees-happy-in-marshalltown/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=timesrepublican.com/|language=en-US}}</ref>

Federal law enforcement have twice raided the Swift & Company (now [[JBS USA|JBS]]) meatpacking plant, first in 1996 and again in [[Swift raids|2006]], arresting suspected undocumented immigrants for alleged identity theft.<ref name=":10">{{cite web|title=Talk of immigration raids a concern for some local officials|url=https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2019/07/talk-of-immigration-raids-a-concern-for-some-local-officials/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=timesrepublican.com/|language=en-US}}</ref> One study estimated the 2006 raid caused a 6-month to 1-year economic recession in the area.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Flora|first1=Jan|last2=Prado-Meza|first2=Claudia|last3=Lewis|first3=Hannah|date=2011|title=After the Raid Is Over: Marshalltown, Iowa, and the Consequences of Worksite Enforcement Raids|url=https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/Marshalltown_Raid_012511.pdf|journal=Immigration Policy Center Special Report}}</ref> Explaining the 2006 raid's effect on the community, Police Chief Michael Tupper told [[The Washington Post]] in 2018 that “I think that there’s just a lot of fear that it could happen again. It was a very traumatic experience for our community. Not just for the families and people that were directly impacted, but for our school system, for our local economy, for our community as a whole. It was, in many ways, a devastating experience.”<ref>{{cite news|last=Kranish|first=Michael|date=2018|title=Whitaker's role in 2006 immigration raid foreshadowed aggressive stance as acting attorney general|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitakers-role-in-2006-immigration-raid-foreshadowed-aggressive-stance-as-acting-attorney-general/2018/12/29/6836395e-f4e0-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|19.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref> Neighboring counties include [[Hardin County, Iowa|Hardin]] and [[Grundy County, Iowa|Grundy]] to the north, [[Tama County, Iowa|Tama]]  to the east, [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]] to the south, and [[Story County, Iowa|Story]] to the west.

===Climate===

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Marshalltown has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.

{{Weather box 
|location = Marshalltown, Iowa, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 65
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 112

|Jan avg record high F = 49.2
|Feb avg record high F = 55.2
|Mar avg record high F = 70.9
|Apr avg record high F = 81.8
|May avg record high F = 88.2
|Jun avg record high F = 91.8
|Jul avg record high F = 93.3
|Aug avg record high F = 91.5
|Sep avg record high F = 89.4
|Oct avg record high F = 82.9
|Nov avg record high F = 68.8
|Dec avg record high F = 54.5
|year avg record high F = 94.6

|Jan high F = 27.5
|Feb high F = 32.3
|Mar high F = 45.4
|Apr high F = 59.5
|May high F = 70.7
|Jun high F = 80.4
|Jul high F = 83.5
|Aug high F = 81.5
|Sep high F = 75.4
|Oct high F = 62.2
|Nov high F = 46.5
|Dec high F = 33.5
|year high F = 58.2

|Jan mean F = 18.2
|Feb mean F = 22.6
|Mar mean F = 35.1
|Apr mean F = 47.7
|May mean F = 59.6
|Jun mean F = 69.8
|Jul mean F = 73.1
|Aug mean F = 70.6
|Sep mean F = 63.0
|Oct mean F = 50.4
|Nov mean F = 36.4
|Dec mean F = 24.5
|year mean F = 47.6

|Jan low F = 9.0
|Feb low F = 13.0
|Mar low F = 24.9
|Apr low F = 35.9
|May low F = 48.5
|Jun low F = 59.2
|Jul low F = 62.7
|Aug low F = 59.7
|Sep low F = 50.6
|Oct low F = 38.6
|Nov low F = 26.3
|Dec low F = 15.6
|year low F = 37.0

|Jan avg record low F = -14.5
|Feb avg record low F = -9.1
|Mar avg record low F = 3.2
|Apr avg record low F = 21.7
|May avg record low F = 33.7
|Jun avg record low F = 46.8
|Jul avg record low F = 51.9
|Aug avg record low F = 49.3
|Sep avg record low F = 35.4
|Oct avg record low F = 23.0
|Nov avg record low F = 9.5
|Dec avg record low F = -5.9
|year avg record low F = -18.2

|Jan record low F = −34
|Feb record low F = −35
|Mar record low F = −32
|Apr record low F = 4
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = -3
|Nov record low F = −11
|Dec record low F = −28
|year record low F = −35

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.97
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.16
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.10
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.82
|May precipitation inch = 4.94
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.93
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.58
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.37
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.65
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.66
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.10
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.39
|year precipitation inch = 37.87

|Jan snow inch = 6.3
|Feb snow inch = 5.3
|Mar snow inch = 3.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.7
|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 = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 1.7
|Dec snow inch = 7.8
|year snow inch = 25.3

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.6
|Feb precipitation days = 6.6
|Mar precipitation days = 7.6
|Apr precipitation days = 10.8
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.7
|Jul precipitation days = 9.0
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.5
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 6.5
|Dec precipitation days = 7.0
|year precipitation days = 105.1

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.1
|Feb snow days = 4.2
|Mar snow days = 1.6
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 1.0
|Dec snow days = 4.1
|year snow days = 15.6

| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=dmx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00135198&format=pdf
| title = Station: Marshalltown, IA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991&ndash;2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 27, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 981
|1870= 3218
|1880= 6240
|1890= 8914
|1900= 11544
|1910= 13374
|1920= 15731
|1930= 17373
|1940= 19240
|1950= 19821
|1960= 22521
|1970= 26219
|1980= 26938
|1990= 25178
|2000= 26009
|2010= 27552
|2020= 27591
|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><ref name=cen2020/>
}}
Marshalltown is notably more ethnically diverse than the State of Iowa overall. In 2019, 85% of Iowans were non-Hispanic whites, compared to just 59.8% of Marshalltonians.<ref name=":0" /> Most of this discrepancy can be explained by the sizable Hispanic population in Marshalltown (30.7% in 2019).

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!Racial Composition
!2019<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Marshalltown city, Iowa; Iowa|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/marshalltowncityiowa,IA/RHI125219|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>
!2010<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Demographic Profiles|url=https://www.iowadatacenter.org/data/dpprofiles/profiles|website=Iowa Data Center}}</ref>
!2000<ref name=":1" />
!1990<ref>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics|url=https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1992/dec/cp-1.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN}}</ref>
|-
|White
|81.1%
|84.8%
|86.8%
|97.1%
|-
|—Non-Hispanic
|59.8%
|70.3%
|83.6%
|96.6%
|-
|Black or African American
|1.6%
|2.2%
|1.3%
|1.0%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|30.7%
|24.1%
|12.6%
|1.0%
|-
|Asian
|5.2%
|1.7%
|1.0%
|1.1%
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 27,591 people, 10,275 households, and 6,588 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,437.5 inhabitants per square mile (555.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 11,248 housing units at an average density of 586.0 per square mile (226.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 64.8% [[White Americans|White]], 2.7% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 5.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 14.4% from other races and 11.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 31.3% of the population.

Of the 10,275 households, 33.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% were cohabitating couples, 27.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 19.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.9% of all households were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 36.7 years. 29.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 24.0% were from 25 and 44; 22.2% were from 45 and 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 27,552 people in 10,335 households, including 6,629 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1429.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,171 housing units at an average density of {{convert|579.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 84.8% White, 2.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.1%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref>

Of the 10,335 households 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 29.8% of households were one person and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age was 37.3 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 26,009 people in 10,175 households, including 6,593 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,442.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,857 housing units at an average density of {{convert|602.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 86.8% White, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 8.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.6%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 10,175 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

Age spread: 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median household income was $35,688 and the median family income was $45,315. Males had a median income of $32,800 versus $23,835 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,113. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
===Local businesses===
* [[Marshalltown Company]], a manufacturer of American tools for many construction and archaeological applications, is based in Marshalltown.
* 
* [[The Big Treehouse]], a large tourist attraction located outside of Marshalltown.

===Top employers===
According to Marshalltown's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.marshalltown-ia.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3122/FY2018-CAFR City of Marshalltown CAFR]</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[JBS USA]] (formerly [[Swift & Company]])
|2,270
|-
|2
| [[Emerson Electric| Emerson Electric - Fisher Flow Controls]]
|1,135
|-
|3
| Marshalltown Community School District
|950
|-
|4
| [[Lennox International|Lennox Industries, Inc.]]
|915
|-
|5
| Iowa Veterans Home
|865
|-
|6
| [[UnityPoint Health]]
|400
|-
|7
| [[Hy-Vee]]
|340
|-
|8
| [[Walmart]]
|300
|-
|9
| [[Marshalltown Community College]]
|245
|-
|10
| City of Marshalltown
|199
|-
|11
| McFarland Clinic PC
|185
|-
|12
| [[Marshall County, Iowa|Marshall County]]
|183
|}

==Education==
[[Marshalltown Community School District]] serves Marshalltown.

The first schoolhouse in Marshalltown was a [[log cabin]] built in 1853. The building stood on Main Street between Third and Fourth Streets. Neary Hoxie served as the first teacher.<ref name="Fosness">Fosness, Irene ''Marshalltown: A Pictorial History'', Quest Publishing, 1985.</ref>

In 1874, high school classes were held in an old building on North Center Street. The high school had 45 students and C. P. Rogers served as the school's superintendent.<ref name="Fosness"/>

As of 2020, there are multiple schools in Marshalltown. There are six elementary schools, one intermediate school, a [[Catholic school]] (PreK–6) and Christian school (1–8), and a middle school (7–8). There is also [[Marshalltown High School]], with over 1,000 students.
[[East Marshall Community School District]] serves small portions of the Marshalltown city limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_EAST%20MARSHALL.pdf|title=East Marshall|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> The district was established on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the LDF and SEMCO school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> The [[BCLUW Community School District]] serves some rural areas nearby Marshalltown.<ref name=Posav>"[http://www.bcluw-ia.schoolloop.com/jobs?no_controls=t Positions Available]." [[BCLUW Community School District]]. Retrieved on August 3, 2015. "Serving the areas of [...] rural Marshalltown,[...]" and {{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_BCLUW.pdf|title=BCLUW School District|publisher=[[Iowa Department of Education]]|access-date=2020-03-22}} - The map shows that none of the Marshalltown city limits is within the BCLUW district.</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Image:US 30.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. Route 30]] bypasses the town to the south, while [[Image:Iowa 14.svg|20px]] [[Iowa Highway 14]] runs through the center of town. An [[limited access road|expressway]], [[Image:Iowa 330.svg|20px]] [[Iowa Highway 330]] connects Marshalltown to [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]].

Marshalltown has bus ([[Marshalltown Municipal Transit]] or MMT) and taxicab services. It is also served by Trailways Coach Nationwide.

A municipal airport serves the county, approximately four miles north of town.  The closest commercial airport is [[Des Moines International Airport]], {{convert|53|mi|km|1}} miles to the southwest.

Construction of the [[Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad]] reached Marshalltown in 1862.<ref>{{cite news| title=Direct Railway to the Missouri| newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune| date=June 19, 1862| location=Chicago, IL| page=3| quote=... thirty miles more, carrying the track to Marshalltown, ... are to be finished during the present year, probably before the first of October.}}</ref> This railroad was sold to the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] in 1884,<ref>{{Cite magazine| url=http://iagenweb.org/history/debannals/Annals1.htm| title=How Boonesboro Lost a Railroad Station| first=Alonzo J.| last=Barkley| others=transcribed by Debbie Clough Gerischer| magazine=Annals of Iowa| date=January 1921| via=IAGenWeb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Burlington Early Into This City| newspaper=Council Bluffs Nonpareil| date=September 14, 1941| location=Council Bluffs, IA| page=67| quote=The stock of the Cedar Rapids railroads was purchased by the North Western in 1884 ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Railway Interests: Consolidation of Western Railroads| newspaper=Boston Daily Journal| date=April 21, 1884| location=Boston, MA| volume=11| issue=16781| page=4}}</ref> which itself was sold to [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite news| issn=0362-4331| last=Feder| first=Barnaby J.| title=Company News; Union Pacific to Buy Chicago and North Western| work=[[The New York Times]]| access-date=April 5, 2015| date=March 11, 1995| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/11/business/company-news-union-pacific-to-buy-chicago-and-north-western.html}}</ref> There has been no passenger rail service in Marshalltown since the last services there were discontinued in the early 1960s.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Palimpsest| chapter=Exit the Passenger Train| pages=597–601| url=https://www.google.com/search?q=last+passenger+train+in+marshalltown,+iowa&client=opera&hs=ZvY&sca_esv=14f1bb877078fccd&sxsrf=AHTn8zo12xOuS1RxzFv4i2u54incQ6l22Q:1739036793791&ei=eZinZ6j-L5y6ptQPyt7SKQ&start=10&sa=N&sstk=Af40H4Xr7WmtZATTgK3sjkZ3g6rXGpUQ8nmCfimva5jnG74OxtEEZa-0i7tUT0P5neBRpng0vBj5ly2mNzw6u1W-1wcym83sbcmQ2w&ved=2ahUKEwjonuHy0LSLAxUcnYkEHUqvNAUQ8NMDegQIBhAW&biw=1378&bih=765&dpr=1| via=Iowa University Libraries| format=PDF}}</ref>

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*[[Cap Anson]], [[Major League Baseball]] player and manager, [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] in [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939|1939]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1257&pid=305|title=The Baseball Biography Project|publisher="Cap Anson" by David Fleitz|access-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107015052/http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1257&pid=305|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Matthew Bucksbaum]], businessman and philanthropist: with brothers Martin and Maurice co-founded [[General Growth Properties]] greatly accelerating modern post-war [[suburbanization]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Weber|first=Bruce|title=Matthew Bucksbaum, Mall Developer, Dies at 87|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/30/business/matthew-bucksbaum-mall-developer-dies-at-87.html?_r=0|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 29, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Jerry Burke]], [[pianist]] and [[organist]] from ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''
*[[Blean Calkins]], radio sportscaster, president of National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association 1979-1981
*[[Edwin N. Chapin]] (1823–1896), postmaster and newspaper publisher
*[[Nettie Sanford Chapin]] (1830–1901), teacher, historian, author, newspaper publisher, suffragist
*[[Jeff Clement]], baseball player for [[University of Southern California]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[Minnesota Twins]]
*[[T. Nelson Downs]], stage magician also known as "King of Koins"
*[[Jim Dunn (baseball owner)|Jim Dunn]], former owner of MLB's [[Cleveland Indians]]
*[[Joseph Carlton Petrone]], US Ambassador to the [[United Nations Office at Geneva]]<ref>{{cite book | last = Reagan | first = Ronald | title = Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1987 | publisher = Best Books  | year = 1989 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NefcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 | pages = 36| isbn = 9781623769505 }}</ref>
*[[George Gardner Fagg]], United States federal appellate judge<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gIQAQAAMAAJ&q=Marshalltown|title=Who's Who In Government, p. 1977, vol. 3, p. 181|date=November 1977|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|isbn=9780837912035|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Frank Jack Fletcher|Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher]] (1885–1973), commander during [[Battle of the Coral Sea]] and [[Battle of Midway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fj-fletc.htm|title=Arlington National Cemetery|publisher=Frank Jack Fletcher, Admiral|access-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Benjamin T. Frederick]], [[U.S. Representative]], Marshalltown city councilman
*[[Ben Hanford]] (1861-1910), two-time [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist Party]] candidate for Vice President of the United States<ref>Joshua Wanhope, "Biographical Sketch of Ben Hanford," in Ben Hanford, ''Fight For Your Life! Recording Some Activities of a Labor Agitator.'' New York: Wilshire Book Co., 1909; pp. 3-4.</ref>
*[[Frank Hawks]], record-breaking aviator during 1920s and 1930s
*[[Anna Arnold Hedgeman]] (1899–1990), African American civil rights leader<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/26/obituaries/anna-hedgeman-is-dead-at-90-aide-to-mayor-wagner-in-1950-s.html|title= Anna Hedgeman Is Dead at 90; Aide to Mayor Wagner in 1950s|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Cook|first=Joan|date=January 26, 1990|access-date= April 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/anna-hedgeman-was-force-civil-rights|title= Anna Hedgeman was a force civil rights|publisher= African American Rrgistry|access-date= April 29, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120603135906/http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/anna-hedgeman-was-force-civil-rights|archive-date= June 3, 2012|url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[Clifford B. Hicks]] (1920-2010), children's book author
*[[Wally Hilgenberg]] (1942–2008), football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/wallyhilgenberg/profile?id=HIL044493|title=Wally Hilgenberg|website=[[National Football League]]|access-date=April 29, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mary Beth Hurt]] (1946– ), film, television and stage actress, 3-time Tony Award nominee
*[[Toby Huss]] (1966– ), actor and voice actor, ''[[Adventures of Pete and Pete]]'', ''[[National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation]]'', ''[[King of the Hill]]'', ''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]''
*[[Laurence C. Jones]] (1884–1975), founder of [[Piney Woods Country Life School]] in [[Mississippi]]<ref>Schmidt, D.A. (2002) ''Iowa Pride.'' Xulon Press. p 210.</ref>
*[[Charles McMahon and Darwin Judge|Lance Corporal Darwin Judge]] (1956–1975), one of last two soldiers killed in [[Vietnam War]]
*[[Noel T. Keen]], plant physiologist
*[[Maury Kent]] (1885-1966), MLB player, [[Iowa Hawkeyes|Iowa]], [[Iowa State Cyclones|Iowa State]] and [[Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball|Northwestern]] coach
*[[Joseph Kosinski]] (1974– ), director of Disney film [[Tron: Legacy|''Tron Legacy'']]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/movies/05tron.html|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=Cyberspace Gamble|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=December 17, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*[[Richard W. Lariviere]] (1950– ), president and CEO of [[Field Museum of Natural History]]<ref>[http://fieldmuseum.org/users/richard-lariviere Our Staff], The Field Museum</ref>
*[[Milo Lemert]] (1890–1918), received [[Medal of Honor]] for actions during [[World War I]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214025033/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/worldwari.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = December 14, 2007|title = Medal of Honor Recipients World War I|publisher = U.S. Army Center Of Military History |date=December 3, 2010|access-date= April 29, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Dave Lennox]], inventor and businessman, founded [[Lennox International|Lennox]] furnace manufacturing business in Marshalltown in 1895
*[[Meridean Maas]] (1934-2020), nurse, nursing professor at [[University of Iowa]]
*[[Vera McCord]] (1870s-1949), actress and film director, born in Marshalltown<ref name="WFPP">Christina Lane, [https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-vera-mccord/ "Vera McCord"] in Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. ''Women Film Pioneers Project'', Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University Libraries, 2013.</ref>
*[[Elizabeth Ruby Miller]] (1905-1988), state legislator<ref>'Elizabeth R. Miller, 83,' '''The Marshalltown Times Republican,''' January 3, 1989, pg. 3</ref>
*[[Merle Miller]] (1919-1986), novelist, activist
*[[Modern Life is War]], hardcore punk band
*[[Allie Morrison]] (1904–1966), wrestler, world and [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/allie-morrison-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/allie-morrison-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|title=SPORTS-REFERENCE|publisher=Olympic Sports/Allie Morrison|access-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Stephen B. Packard]] (1839–1922), Governor of [[Louisiana]] briefly in 1877<ref>Mill, George ''Rogues and Heroes from Iowa's Amazing Past'' The Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, 1972.</ref>
*[[Jim Rayburn]] (1909–1970), founder of [[Young Life]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jimrayburn.com/2.html|title=Jim Jr, Founder of Young Life - Jim Rayburn Website|first=Jim|last=Rayburn}}</ref>
*[[Adolph Rupp]] (1901–1977), Hall of Fame college basketball coach, once head coach at [[Marshalltown High School]]
*[[Jean Seberg]] (1938-1979), actress, star of such films as ''[[Saint Joan (1957 film)|Saint Joan]]'', ''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]'', ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]'' and ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]''
*[[Lee Paul Sieg]], former president of [[University of Washington]]
*[[Jimmy Siemers]] (b. 1982) – professional [[water ski]]er<ref>[http://www.iwsf.com/wrl_1006/ju1006b.txt "2007 World Ranking List, Men’s Jump''], List generated on: November 1, 2005, to October 31, 2006,</ref>
* [[Jeanne Rowe Skinner]] - American U.S. Navy officer and former First Lady of Guam.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12775066/carleton-skinners-wedding/ |title=Ensign Jeanne Rowe Bride Of Lieut. Carleton Skinner |publisher=The Lincoln Star |website=newspapers.com |date=May 1, 1943 |accessdate=November 2, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20211101185001/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12775066/carleton-skinners-wedding/ archived])</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ancestry.omnes.ovh/getperson.php?personID=I7&tree=bmds |title=Obituary - Jeanne R. Skinner |publisher=The Marin Independent Journal |date=April 23, 1988 |accessdate=November 2, 2021}}([https://web.archive.org/web/20211102185137/https://ancestry.omnes.ovh/getperson.php?personID=I7&tree=bmds archived])</ref>
*[[Wynn Speece]] (1917–2007), "Neighbor Lady" on [[WNAX (AM)]] for 64 years<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wnax.com/The-Neighbor-Lady/3115643|title=The Neighbor Lady - Radio 570 WNAX - Page 3115643}}</ref>
*[[Billy Sunday]] (1862–1935), [[Major League Baseball]] player and Christian evangelist of early 20th Century<ref name="Dorsett, 15; Knickerbocker, 26-7"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Firstenberger|first=William Andrew|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbW_Z8w2b3kC&q=marshalltown&pg=PA139 |title=In rare form: a pictorial history of baseball evangelist Billy Sunday|publisher=University of Iowa Press|year=2005|isbn=0-87745-959-2|pages=12|access-date=December 17, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Henry Haven Windsor]] (1859–1924), author, magazine editor, publisher, founder and first editor of ''[[Popular Mechanics]]''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA127|title= The Story of Popular Mechanics|publisher=[[Popular Mechanics]]|last= Whittaker|first=Wayne|date=January 1952|pages=127ff|access-date= May 4, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Michelle Vieth]], Mexican-American actress, born in Marshalltown
*[[Peter Zeihan]] (1973–), geopolitical strategist, author, and speaker
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==Sister city relations==
*{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Budyonnovsk]], [[Stavropol Krai]], Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openworld.gov/hosts/city.php?id=130&lang=1 |title=Ames, Iowa |publisher=[[Open World Program#Open World Leadership Center|Open World Leadership Center]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606035453/http://www.openworld.gov/hosts/city.php?id=130&lang=1 |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|Japan}} [[Minami-Alps, Yamanashi|Minami-Alps]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]], Japan

==References==
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