Marshall County, Kansas

Marshall County
	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	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Frank J. Marshall

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]

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

The Irving stone marker southeast of Blue Rapids.

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

Education

Unified school districts

Marysville USD 364 Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
Vermillion USD 380
Valley Heights USD 498

Historical

Axtell USD 488 (Marshall County) and Sabetha USD 441 (Nemaha County) consolidated to create Prairie Hills USD 113.^[10]

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Marshall County (map legend)

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.

Other websites

County

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Marshall County - Directory of Public Officials

Historical

Marysville Museum

Tornados

Maps

Marshall County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Marshall County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[Sleicher1883-3] John Albert Sleicher (1883). Leslie's. F. Leslie.

[GR1-4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[5] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[6] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[7] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[8] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

[9] "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

[10] School consolidations in Kansas for past decade; Topeka-Capital Journal; July 24, 2011.

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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