Marshall County, Kansas
Marshall County (standard abbreviation: MS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 10,038 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Marysville. Marysville is also the biggest city in Marshall County.[2]
| Marshall County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Marysville |
| Largest City | Marysville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
905 sq mi (2,344 km²) 900 sq mi (2,331 km²) 4.9 sq mi (13 km²), 0.20% |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Frank J. Marshall | |
History
On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" went through Marshall county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale. It had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.[3]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 905 square miles (2,340 km2). Of that, 900 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.5%) is water.[4]
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 74 | ||
| 1870 | 768 | 937.8% | |
| 1880 | 12,453 | 1521.5% | |
| 1890 | 20,539 | 64.9% | |
| 1900 | 24,355 | 18.6% | |
| 1910 | 23,880 | −2.0% | |
| 1920 | 22,730 | −4.8% | |
| 1930 | 23,056 | 1.4% | |
| 1940 | 20,986 | −9.0% | |
| 1950 | 17,926 | −14.6% | |
| 1960 | 15,598 | −13.0% | |
| 1970 | 13,139 | −15.8% | |
| 1980 | 12,787 | −2.7% | |
| 1990 | 11,705 | −8.5% | |
| 2000 | 10,965 | −6.3% | |
| 2010 | 10,117 | −7.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Marshall County is very Republican county. The county has not been won by a Democratic candidate in a presidential election since 1932.
Presidential election results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72.9% 3,729 | 24.6% 1,259 | 2.5% 126 |
| 2016 | 70.8% 3,307 | 22.9% 1,072 | 6.3% 294 |
| 2012 | 66.9% 3,195 | 30.8% 1,469 | 2.3% 109 |
| 2008 | 62.7% 3,157 | 35.4% 1,784 | 1.9% 95 |
| 2004 | 63.8% 3,261 | 35.0% 1,789 | 1.1% 58 |
| 2000 | 59.9% 3,066 | 35.8% 1,831 | 4.3% 218 |
| 1996 | 51.1% 2,811 | 35.1% 1,932 | 13.8% 757 |
| 1992 | 34.7% 2,030 | 34.5% 2,022 | 30.8% 1,806 |
| 1988 | 54.2% 3,140 | 44.2% 2,560 | 1.6% 90 |
| 1984 | 68.5% 4,098 | 30.3% 1,813 | 1.2% 72 |
| 1980 | 67.7% 4,127 | 25.5% 1,555 | 6.8% 415 |
| 1976 | 52.2% 6,187 | 45.2% 5,366 | 2.6% 307 |
| 1972 | 67.7% 4,127 | 29.9% 1,823 | 2.4% 148 |
| 1968 | 58.9% 3,835 | 29.9% 1,949 | 11.3% 733 |
| 1964 | 50.3% 3,432 | 48.9% 3,334 | 0.8% 56 |
| 1960 | 62.5% 4,932 | 37.1% 2,931 | 0.4% 28 |
| 1956 | 69.3% 5,664 | 30.4% 2,487 | 0.3% 28 |
| 1952 | 75.4% 6,851 | 24.4% 2,215 | 0.3% 26 |
| 1948 | 61.5% 5,122 | 37.8% 3,148 | 0.7% 59 |
| 1944 | 69.6% 6,184 | 30.2% 2,681 | 0.2% 21 |
| 1940 | 66.7% 7,286 | 32.8% 3,588 | 0.5% 57 |
| 1936 | 53.0% 5,929 | 46.8% 5,238 | 0.2% 24 |
| 1932 | 42.3% 4,455 | 56.6% 5,970 | 1.1% 119 |
| 1928 | 67.1% 6,918 | 32.3% 3,329 | 0.7% 69 |
| 1924 | 62.4% 5,809 | 25.4% 2,369 | 12.2% 1,139 |
| 1920 | 71.5% 5,706 | 25.4% 2,026 | 3.2% 252 |
| 1916 | 50.1% 4,581 | 46.7% 4,275 | 3.2% 291 |
| 1912 | 27.0% 1,492 | 41.2% 2,278 | 31.8% 1,759 |
| 1908 | 55.9% 3,296 | 42.7% 2,514 | 1.4% 85 |
| 1904 | 66.1% 3,530 | 29.3% 1,564 | 4.6% 243 |
| 1900 | 55.6% 3,413 | 43.5% 2,669 | 0.9% 53 |
| 1896 | 51.8% 3,052 | 47.1% 2,776 | 1.2% 70 |
| 1892 | 45.3% 2,531 | 54.7% 3,054 | |
| 1888 | 48.3% 2,547 | 34.4% 1,815 | 17.2% 908 |
Education
Unified school districts
- Historical
- Axtell USD 488 (Marshall County) and Sabetha USD 441 (Nemaha County) consolidated to create Prairie Hills USD 113.[10]
Communities
Cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Marshall County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ John Albert Sleicher (1883). Leslie's. F. Leslie.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ↑ School consolidations in Kansas for past decade; Topeka-Capital Journal; July 24, 2011.
More reading
- Atlas of Marshall County, Kansas; Anderson Publishing Co; 74 pages; 1922.
- Plat Book of Marshall County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 53 pages; 1904.
- Handbook of Marshall County, Kansas; Modern Argo; 12 pages; 1870s.
Other websites
- County
- Lua error in Module:Official_website at line 90: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Marshall County - Directory of Public Officials
- Historical
- Tornados
- Maps