Marshall County, Kentucky

The Marshall County Courthouse in Benton
administration
US state :	Kentucky
Administrative headquarters :	Benton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1101 Main Street Benton, KY 42025-1449
Foundation :	February 12, 1842
Made up from:	Calloway County
Area code :	001 270
Demographics
Residents :	31,448  (2010)
Population density :	39.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	881 km²
Water surface :	92 km²
map
Website : www.marshallcounty.ky.gov

The Marshall County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Kentucky . In 2010 , the county had 31,448 residents and a population density of 39.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Benton , which was named after the US Senator Thomas Hart Benton . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southwest of Kentucky on the western bank of the Tennessee River , a few kilometers from its confluence with the Ohio River . Tennessee begins about 40 km south and the Ohio borders with Illinois about 10 km to the northeast . The county has an area of ​​881 square kilometers, of which 92 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Marshall County:

McCracken County	Livingston County	Lyon County
Graves County		Trigg County
	Calloway County

history

Marshall

The Eggner Ferry Bridge

Tennessee Valley Land Company (1938)

Marshall County was formed on February 12, 1842 from parts of Calloway County. It was named after John Marshall , the founder of the Constitutional Law and presiding judge at the Supreme Court of the United States (" Supreme Court of the United States ").

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	5269		-
1860	6982		32.5%
1870	9455		35.4%
1880	9647		2%
1890	11,287		17%
1900	13,692		21.3%
1910	15,771		15.2%
1920	15,215		-3.5%
1930	12,889		-15.3%
1940	16.602		28.8%
1950	13,387		-19.4%
1960	16,736		25%
1970	20,381		21.8%
1980	25,637		25.8%
1990	27.205		6.1%
2000	30,125		10.7%
2010	31,448		4.4%
Before 1900 1900-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Marshall County had 31,448 people in 12,795 households. The population density was 39.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 12,795 households there were statistically 2.42 people each.

The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.2 percent of the population.

20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 43,326  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,056. 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Marshall County localities

Citys

• Benton
• Calvert City
• Hardin

Unincorporated Communities

Altona Aurora Birmingham Brewers Brien Briensburg Buena Vista Cambridge Shores

Daffenville Dogtown Elva Fair dealing Gilbertsville Glade Harris Hill Ford Harvey

Iola Little Bear Creek Little Cypress Marshall Oak level olive Palma Possum Trot

Scale Sharpe Sherwood Shores South Marshall Tatumsville The Moors Walnut Grove

structure

Marshall County is divided into 00 Census County Divisions (CCD):

CCD	Population (2010)	FIPS
Benton CCD	10,891	21-90216
Calvert City CCD	14,249	21-90512
Fairdealing CCD	6308	21-91192

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Kentucky

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 516922. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Marshall County, KY ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 7, 2012 
3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 7, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 18, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Kentucky  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 7, 2012  

Web links

Commons : Marshall County, Kentucky  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• Marshall County Chamber of Commerce
• www.city-data.com - Marshall County, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36 ° 53 ′  N , 88 ° 20 ′  W