Marshall County, Iowa

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The Marshall County Courthouse in Marshalltown, listed on the NRHP since 1972 [1]
The Marshall County Courthouse in Marshalltown, listed on the NRHP since 1972
administration
US state : Iowa
Administrative headquarters : Marshalltown
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
1 East Main Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158-4915
Foundation : January 13, 1846
Made up from: Jasper County
Area code : 001 641
Demographics
Residents : 40,648  (2010)
Population density : 27.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1484 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Marshall County within Iowa
Website : www.co.marshall.ia.us

The Marshall County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 the county had 40,648 residents and a population density of 27.4 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population increased to 40,994. The county seat is Marshalltown .

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of Iowa and has an area of ​​1,484 square kilometers, of which two square kilometers are water.

The northeast of the county is traversed by the Iowa River , a right tributary of the Mississippi .

The following neighboring counties border Marshall County:

Hardin County    Grundy County
Story County Compass card (de) .svg Tama County
Jasper County Poweshiek County

history

J. Marshall

Marshall County was formed on January 13, 1846 from former parts of Jasper County. It was named after John Marshall (1755-1835), a former Secretary of State (1800-1801) and Chief Justice of the United States (1801-1835).

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 338 -
1860 6015 1,679.6%
1870 17,576 192.2%
1880 23,752 35.1%
1890 25,742 8.4%
1900 29,991 16.5%
1910 30,279 1 %
1920 32,630 7.8%
1930 33,727 3.4%
1940 35,406 5%
1950 35,611 0.6%
1960 37,984 6.7%
1970 41,076 8.1%
1980 41,652 1.4%
1990 38.276 -8.1%
2000 39,311 2.7%
2010 40,648 3.4%
2013 estimate 40.994 0.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

According to the 2010 census , Marshall County had 40,648 people in 15,681 households. The population density was 27.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.39 people lived in each of the 15,681 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.7 percent white, 1.7 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 17.3 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 45,190  . The per capita income was $ 23,000. 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Citys and Census-designated places (CDP) :

place Residents
2010
Residents
2013
Type
Marshalltown 27,552 27,844 City
State Center 1468 1479 City
Le Grand 1 938 939 City
Melbourne 830 822 City
Gilman 509 511 City
Albion 505 471 City
Rhodes 305 310 City
Liscomb 301 298 City
Laurel 239 243 City
Haverhill 173 176 City
Clemons 148 150 City
Ferguson 126 128 City
Green Mountain 126 CDP
St. Anthony 102 104 City

1 - partially in Tama County

Other unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

structure

Marshall County is divided into 16 townships :

Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Bangor Township 574    19-90117
Eden Township 636    19-91146
Greencastle Township 1059    19-91749
Jefferson Township 826    19-92244
Le Grand Township 1577    19-92412
Liberty Township 262    19-92475
Liscomb Township 274    19-92658
Logan Township 1129    19-92700
Township Population
(2010)
FIPS
Marietta Township 368    19-92838
Marion Township 866    19-92862
Minerva Township 458    19-92952
State Center Township 1951    19-94011
Taylor Township 19,328    19-94104
Timber Creek Township 10,496    19-94116
Vienna Township 289    19-94356
Washington Township 555    19-94536

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 72000478. Retrieved January 20, 2012
  2. Marshall County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Accessed 26 February 2011
  3. a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Marshall County, IA ( July 14, 2011 memento on WebCite ) Retrieved March 28, 2015
  4. a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 28, 2015
  5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
  7. a b American Fact Finder.Retrieved March 28, 2015
  8. 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Marshall County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 2 ′  N , 93 ° 0 ′  W