Marshall County (Iowa)

The Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. In the census in 2010, the County had 40,648 inhabitants and a population density of 27.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Marshalltown, also named after John Marshall.

Geography

The County is located east of the geographic center of Iowa and has an area of ​​1,484 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

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

Demographic data

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

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 were 17.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 15,681 households lived statistically 2:39 per person.

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 was $ 45,190. The per capita income was $ 23,000. 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Marshall County

Citys

  • Albion
  • Clemons
  • Ferguson
  • Gilman
  • Haverhill
  • Laurel
  • Le Grand1
  • Liscomb
  • Marshalltown
  • Melbourne
  • Rhodes
  • Saint Anthony
  • State Center

Unincorporated communities

  • Bangor
  • Dillon
  • Dunbar
  • Green Mountain
  • La Moille
  • Marietta
  • Minerva
  • Quarry
  • Van Cleve

1 - partially in Tama County

Structure

The Marshall County is divided into 16 townships:

  • Bangor Township
  • Eden Township
  • Greencastle Township
  • Jefferson Township
  • Le Grand Township
  • Liberty Township
  • Liscomb Township
  • Logan Township
  • Marietta Township
  • Marion Township
  • Minerva Township
  • State Center Township
  • Taylor Township
  • Timber Creek Township
  • Vienna Township
  • Washington Township
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