Marshall County, South Dakota

Marshall County, South Dakota
Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,306. Its county seat 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. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, with numerous lakes and ponds in the SE portion. Its terrain slopes to the northeast, and its highest point is near its SE corner, at 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. A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is located in the eastern part of the county.
Major highways
South Dakota Highway 10
South Dakota Highway 25
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
Schlosser Memorial State Game Production Area
Sica Hollow State Park (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 - north
Richland County, North Dakota - northeast
Roberts County - east
Day County - south
Brown County - west
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 4,306 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, 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 German, 30.6% were Norwegian, 6.8% were Swedish, 5.8% were Irish, 5.2% were English, and 2.7% were American.
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, 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
Hillhead
Marlow
Newark
Spain
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
1885 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1885