Marshall County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,105. The

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and largest city is Marshalltown. The county was formed on January 13, 1846, and named after

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, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Marshall County comprises the Marshalltown, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the

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of Iowa was located in Marshall County, near

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.

Transit

* Marshalltown Municipal Transit

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

Jasper County (South)
Tama County (East)
Story County (West)
Hardin County (Northwest)
Grundy County (North)

Demographics

2020 census

The 2020 census recorded a population of 40,105 in the county, with a population density of . 90.76% of the population reported being of one race. There were 16,745 housing units, of which 15,358 were occupied.

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 40,648 in the county, with a population density of . There were 16,831 housing units, of which 15,538 were occupied.

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 39,311 people, 15,338 households, and 10,460 families in the county. The population density was . There were 16,324 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.44%

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, 0.93%

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, 0.35% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.06%

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, 6.03% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. 8.96%. were

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or Latino of any race. Of the 15,338 households 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.40% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 26.90% of households were one person and 12.20% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00. The age distribution was 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males. The median household income was $38,268 and the median family income was $46,627. Males had a median income of $33,809 versus $24,063 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,176. About 7.10% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the

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, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

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* Clemons * Ferguson * Gilman * Haverhill *

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* Le Grand * Liscomb * Marshalltown *

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(previously named Edenville) * St. Anthony * State Center

Census-designated place

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Other unincorporated communities

* Bangor *

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* LaMoille * Marietta *

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Townships

* Bangor * Eden * Greencastle *

* Jefferson * Le Grand *

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* Liscomb * Logan * Marietta * Marion *

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* State Center *

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* Timber Creek *

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Marshall County. † ''county seat''

Politics

Prior to 1964, Marshall County was strongly Republican, never backing a Democratic presidential candidate from 1880 to 1960 and only failing to back a Republican candidate during those years in 1912 with a strong third party campaign by former president

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on the Bull Moose ticket. Since then, it has become far more of a swing county, having backed the national winner in the seven presidential elections from 1992 to 2016. That streak was broken in 2020, when

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won the county but lost nationally. The county is considered a

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References

External links

Marshall County government's website
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