Marshall County, Kansas

Marshall County (standard abbreviation: MS) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 10,965. The largest city and is.

History
On, , the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Marshall county. This measured F4 on the  and had a damage path 800 yards wide and 100 miles long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,342 (904 ). 2,338 km² (903 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.20%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,965 people, 4,458 households, and 3,026 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (12/sq mi). There were 4,999 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.14%, 0.23% or , 0.36% , 0.19% , 0.02% , 0.26% from , and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,458 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 22.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,089, and the median income for a family was $39,705. Males had a median income of $28,361 versus $19,006 for females. The for the county was $17,090. About 6.40% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 9.10% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 3,065
 * , 1,046
 * , 797
 * , 628
 * , 432
 * , 267
 * , 203
 * , 99
 * , 84

Townships
Marshall County is divided into twenty-five. The city of is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Marysville USD 364
 * Vermillion USD 380
 * Axtell USD 488
 * Valley Heights USD 498

Trivia

 * The township of Franklin has produced one player... . (b. August 27, 1898)
 * The township of Herkimer has produced one player... . (b. February 8, 1918)
 * The township of Walnut has produced one player... . (b. January 31, 1899)