Marshall County, South Dakota
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Marshall County is a
county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
in the
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of
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
. As of the 2020 census, the
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was 4,306. Its
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is Britton. The county was created on May 2, 1885, and was named for Marshall Vincent, who homesteaded near Andover, South Dakota.


Geography

Marshall County lies on the north side of South Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of
North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...
. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, with numerous lakes and ponds in the SE portion.''Marshall County SD'' Google Maps (accessed 6 February 2019)
/ref> Its terrain slopes to the northeast, and its highest point is near its SE corner, at 2,034' (620m) ASL. Marshall County has a total area of , of which is land and (5.4%) is water. The county is drained by the Crow Creek, a tributary of the James River, and the Wild Rice River, a tributary of the
Red River of the North The Red River (french: rivière Rouge or ) is a river in the north-central United States and central Canada. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota, it fl ...
. A portion of the
Lake Traverse Indian Reservation The Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is the homeland of the federally recognized Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a branch of the Santee Dakota group of Native Americans. Most of the reservation covers parts of five counties in northeastern South Dakota ...
is located in the eastern part of the county.


Major Highways

* South Dakota Highway 10 *
South Dakota Highway 25 South Dakota Highway 25 (SD 25) is a state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It connects Scotland, Howard, De Smet, and Webster. It consists of two disconnected segments. Its shorter southern segment e ...
* South Dakota Highway 27


Protected areas

* Abraham State Game Production Area * Aspen Slough State Game Production Area * Black Slough State Game Production Area * Bonham State Game Production Area * Buffalo Lakes State Game Production Area * Bullhead State Lakeside Use Area * Cattail State Game Production Area * Church State Game Production Area * Clear Lake State Game Production Area * Clear Lake State Lakeside Use Area * Douglas State Game Production Area * Eden State Game Production Area * Flat Creek State Game Production Area * Fort Sisseton Historic State Park * Fort Sisseton State Game Production Area * Four Mile-Clubhouse-Barretts State Game Production Area * Four Mile State Lakeside Use Area * Hamilton Township State Game Production Area * Hickman Dam State Game Production Area * Horeshoe State Game Production Area * Ivory Tower State Game Production Area * Knebel State Game Production Area (part) * Little Cottonwood State Game Production Area * Lost Lake State Game Production Area * Nine Mile State Game Production Area * North Church State Game Production Area * North Ottertail State Game Production Area * North Red Iron State Game Production Area * Renziehausen State Game Production Area (part) * Rock Crandall State Game Production Area * Roy Lake State Game Production Area *
Roy Lake State Park Roy Lake State Park is a South Dakota state park in Marshall County, South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is name ...
* Schlosser Memorial State Game Production Area *
Sica Hollow State Park Sica Hollow State Park (also Sieche Hollow State Park) is a state park of South Dakota, USA. It was named Sica (pronounced ), a Dakota word for bad or evil, due to the iron-red tinted water which was seen as blood by the Dakota tribe in the ar ...
(part) * Sorbell State Game Production Area * South Red Iron State Game Production Area * Turtlefoot State Game Production Area * White Lake State Game Production Area


Adjacent counties

*
Sargent County, North Dakota Sargent County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Its county seat is Forman, and its most populous city is Gwinner. The county is named in honor of Homer E. Sargent, a 19th-century general manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad C ...
- north *
Richland County, North Dakota Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,529. Its county seat is Wahpeton. Richland County is part of the Wahpeton, ND– MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also incl ...
- northeast * Roberts County - east * Day County - south * Brown County - west


Demographics


2000 census

As of the
2000 United States Census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...
, there were 4,576 people, 1,844 households, and 1,252 families in the county. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
was 6 people per square mile (2/km2). There were 2,562 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 92.59%
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, 0.09%
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or
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, 6.32% Native American, 0.09%
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, 0.22% from
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, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were
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or
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of any race. There were 1,844 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were
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living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.04. The county population contained 27.00% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,567, and the median income for a family was $36,295. Males had a median income of $27,241 versus $17,872 for females. The
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for the county was $15,462. About 10.40% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the
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, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 14.00% of those age 65 or over.


2010 census

As of the
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, there were 4,656 people, 1,815 households, and 1,154 families in the county. The population density was . There were 2,534 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 85.4% white, 7.6% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 5.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 45.6% were
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, 30.6% were
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, 6.8% were
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, 5.8% were
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, 5.2% were
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, and 2.7% were
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. Of the 1,815 households, 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.4% were non-families, and 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 43.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $41,023 and the median income for a family was $56,544. Males had a median income of $31,639 versus $26,737 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,441. About 9.3% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.


Communities


Cities

* Britton (county seat) * Veblen


Towns

* Eden * Lake City * Langford


Census-designated place

* Clear Lake * Kidder * Newport Colony * Sunset Colony * Westwood Colony


Unincorporated communities

* Amherst *
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* Marlow *
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*
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* West Britton


Townships

*Buffalo *Dayton *Dumarce *Eden *Fort *Hamilton *Hickman *La Belle *Lake *Lowell *McKinley *Miller *Newark *Newport *Nordland *Pleasant Valley *Red Iron Lake *Sisseton *Stena *Veblen *Victor *Waverly *Weston *White *Wismer


Politics

Marshall County voters have tended to vote Democratic for the past several decades. In 64% of the national elections since 1960, the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall County, South Dakota


External links


Marshall County, South Dakota (Official site)


References

{{authority control 1885 establishments in Dakota Territory Populated places established in 1885