Marshall County (Minnesota)
The Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 9439 inhabitants and a population density of 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Warren.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Minnesota on the east bank of the Red River of the North, which forms the border with North Dakota. It has an area of 4695 square kilometers, of which 105 square kilometers are water surface. At the Marshall County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Marshall County was formed on February 25, 1879 from portions of Kittson County. It was named after William Raine Marshall, the fifth governor of Minnesota and officer during the American Civil War.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Marshall County 9439 people in 4116 households. The population density was 2.1 people per square kilometer. In the 4116 households lived statistically 2.28 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 49.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 49,636. The per capita income was $ 25,828. 8.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Marshall County
Citys
- Alvarado
- Argyle
- Grygla
- Holt
- Middle River
- Newfolden
- Oslo
- Stephen
- Strandquist
- Viking
- Warren
Unincorporated communities
- Florian
- Gatzke
Structure
The Marshall County is in addition to the eleven -cities is divided into 48 townships (TS) and a Unorganized Territory (UT ) shall be broken: