Marshall County, South Dakota

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Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,306.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Britton.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created on May 2, 1885,<ref>Individual County Chronologies/Marshall County (accessed February 6, 2019)</ref> and was named for Marshall Vincent, who homesteaded near Andover, South Dakota.<ref>Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 596</ref>

Geography

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Native vegetation based on NRCS soils information

Marshall County lies on the north side of South Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of North Dakota. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, with numerous lakes and ponds in the SE portion.<ref name="MCSD">Template:Cite web</ref> Its terrain slopes to the northeast, and its highest point is near its SE corner, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Marshall County has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (5.4%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county is drained by the Crow Creek, a tributary of the James River, and the Wild Rice River, a tributary of the Red River of the North.<ref>Koopman, F. C. (1957). "Ground water in the Crow Creek-Sand Lake area, Brown and Marshall Counties, South Dakota " United States Geological Survey Water Supply Paper Series number:1425. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. USGS website Retrieved November 18, 2017</ref> A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is located in the eastern part of the county.

Major highways

Protected areas

Abraham State Game Production Area
Aspen Slough State Game Production Area
Black Slough State Game Production Area
Bonham State Game Production Area
Buffalo Lakes State Game Production Area
Bullhead State Lakeside Use Area
Cattail State Game Production Area
Church State Game Production Area
Clear Lake State Game Production Area
Clear Lake State Lakeside Use Area
Douglas State Game Production Area
Eden State Game Production Area
Flat Creek State Game Production Area
Fort Sisseton Historic State Park
Fort Sisseton State Game Production Area
Four Mile-Clubhouse-Barretts State Game Production Area
Four Mile State Lakeside Use Area
Hamilton Township State Game Production Area
Hickman Dam State Game Production Area
Horeshoe State Game Production Area
Ivory Tower State Game Production Area
Knebel State Game Production Area (part)
Little Cottonwood State Game Production Area
Lost Lake State Game Production Area
Nine Mile State Game Production Area
North Church State Game Production Area
North Ottertail State Game Production Area
North Red Iron State Game Production Area
Renziehausen State Game Production Area (part)
Rock Crandall State Game Production Area
Roy Lake State Game Production Area
Roy Lake State Park
Schlosser Memorial State Game Production Area
Sica Hollow State Park (part)
Sorbell State Game Production Area
South Red Iron State Game Production Area
Turtlefoot State Game Production Area
White Lake State Game Production Area

Adjacent counties

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Sargent County, North Dakota - north
Richland County, North Dakota - northeast
Roberts County - east
Day County - south
Brown County - west

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 4,306 people, 1,702 households, and 1,131 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,394 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 4,656 people, 1,815 households, and 1,154 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,534 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% white, 7.6% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 5.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 45.6% were German, 30.6% were Norwegian, 6.8% were Swedish, 5.8% were Irish, 5.2% were English, and 2.7% were American.

Of the 1,815 households, 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.4% were non-families, and 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 43.2 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,023 and the median income for a family was $56,544. Males had a median income of $31,639 versus $26,737 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,441. About 9.3% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.