Marshall County is a

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in the northwestern part of the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,040. Its

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is Warren.

History

The Minnesota legislature created the county on February 25, 1879, with territory partitioned from the southern half of Kittson County, with Warren (which was first platted that same year) as the county seat. It was named for William Rainey Marshall, who served as Minnesota governor from 1866 to 1870. Marshall County was the location of a claimed UFO incident in 1979, the Val Johnson incident.

Geography

Marshall County lies on Minnesota's border with

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(across the Red River, which flows north along the county's western border). The

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rises in Polk County and flows north through the western part of the county to its confluence with the Red. The Tamarac River rises in Marshall County and flows west through the county's northern area to its confluence with the Red. The Middle River also rises in Marshall County and flows west through the southern part of the county, discharging into the Snake just upstream of the Snake/Red confluence. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, carved with drainages, completely devoted to agriculture where possible.Marshall County MN Google Maps (accessed April 18, 2019)
/ref> The terrain slopes to the west and north, with its highest point near the midpoint of its eastern border, at ASL. The county has an area of , of which is land and (2.1%) is water. Marshall is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties where savanna soils predominate. The true high point is in the northeast of the county: CalTopo displays 1237 ft at 48.5339°N, -96.0167°W

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 59 * U.S. Highway 75 * MN-1

Minnesota State Highway 1 * MN-32

Minnesota State Highway 32 * MN-89

Minnesota State Highway 89 * MN-219

Minnesota State Highway 219 * MN-220

Minnesota State Highway 220 * MN-317

Minnesota State Highway 317

Airports

* Stephen Municipal Airport (D41) - northeast of

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Adjacent counties

* Kittson County - north * Roseau County - northeast * Beltrami County - east * Pennington County - southeast * Polk County - south * Grand Forks County, North Dakota - southwest *

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- west * Pembina County, North Dakota - northwest

Protected areas

Source: * Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge ** Agassiz Wilderness * Florian Park * Florian State Wildlife Management Area * Old Mill State Park

Lakes

Source: * Thief Lake * Webster Creek Pool

Demographics

2020 Census

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,155 people, 4,101 households and 2,837 families in the county. The

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was . There were 4,791 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.22%

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, 0.10%

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, 0.29% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.62% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 2.93% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 43.2% were of Norwegian, 12.1% Polish, 11.7%

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and 9.6% Swedish ancestry. There were 4,101 households, of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.20% were

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living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01. The county population contained 25.40% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.10 males. The median household income was $34,804, and the median family income was $41,908. Males had a median income of $30,051 versus $20,600 for females. The

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for the county was $16,317. About 6.90% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the

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, including 11.30% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

* Alvarado * Argyle * Grygla * Holt * Middle River * Newfolden *

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* Strandquist *

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* Warren (county seat)

Unincorporated communities

* Big Woods * Englund * Espelie * Florian * Gatzke *

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Townships

* Agder Township * Alma Township * Augsburg Township * Big Woods Township * Bloomer Township * Boxville Township * Cedar Township * Como Township * Comstock Township * Donnelly Township * Eagle Point Township * East Park Township * East Valley Township * Eckvoll Township * Espelie Township * Excel Township * Foldahl Township * Fork Township * Grand Plain Township * Holt Township * Huntly Township * Lincoln Township * Linsell Township * Marsh Grove Township * McCrea Township * Middle River Township * Moose River Township * Moylan Township * Nelson Park Township * New Folden Township * New Maine Township * New Solum Township * Oak Park Township * Parker Township * Rollis Township * Sinnott Township * Spruce Valley Township * Tamarac Township * Thief Lake Township * Valley Township * Vega Township * Veldt Township * Viking Township * Wanger Township * Warrenton Township * West Valley Township * Whiteford Township * Wright Township

Unorganized territory

* Mud Lake

Government and politics

Marshall County has voted Republican in presidential elections since 2000, except in 2008, when

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won the county by 26 votes, or less than one percentage point. In 2024,

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became the first Republican to reach three-quarters of the county's vote since

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in 1920.

References

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