Marshall County, Kansas

**Marshall County** (standard abbreviation: **MS**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 10,038 people lived there. The county seat is Marysville. Marysville is also the biggest city in Marshall County.

## History

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" went through Marshall county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale. It had a damage path  wide and  long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.5%) is water.

### Presidential elections

Marshall County is very Republican county. The county has not been won by a Democratic candidate in a presidential election since 1932.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**72.9%** _3,729_|style="text-align:center;"|24.6% _1,259_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% _126_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**70.8%** _3,307_|style="text-align:center;"|22.9% _1,072_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% _294_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.9%** _3,195_|style="text-align:center;"|30.8% _1,469_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _109_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.7%** _3,157_|style="text-align:center;"|35.4% _1,784_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% _95_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**63.8%** _3,261_|style="text-align:center;"|35.0% _1,789_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _58_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**59.9%** _3,066_|style="text-align:center;"|35.8% _1,831_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.3% _218_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.1%** _2,811_|style="text-align:center;"|35.1% _1,932_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.8% _757_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**34.7%** _2,030_|style="text-align:center;"|34.5% _2,022_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.8% _1,806_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.2%** _3,140_|style="text-align:center;"|44.2% _2,560_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _90_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**68.5%** _4,098_|style="text-align:center;"|30.3% _1,813_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.7%** _4,127_|style="text-align:center;"|25.5% _1,555_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.8% _415_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.2%** _6,187_|style="text-align:center;"|45.2% _5,366_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% _307_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.7%** _4,127_|style="text-align:center;"|29.9% _1,823_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% _148_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.9%** _3,835_|style="text-align:center;"|29.9% _1,949_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.3% _733_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.3%** _3,432_|style="text-align:center;"|48.9% _3,334_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _56_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.5%** _4,932_|style="text-align:center;"|37.1% _2,931_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.3%** _5,664_|style="text-align:center;"|30.4% _2,487_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.4%** _6,851_|style="text-align:center;"|24.4% _2,215_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _26_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**61.5%** _5,122_|style="text-align:center;"|37.8% _3,148_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _59_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**69.6%** _6,184_|style="text-align:center;"|30.2% _2,681_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.7%** _7,286_|style="text-align:center;"|32.8% _3,588_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% _57_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|**53.0%** _5,929_|style="text-align:center;"|46.8% _5,238_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _24_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|42.3% _4,455_|style="text-align:center;"|**56.6%** _5,970_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% _119_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.1%** _6,918_|style="text-align:center;"|32.3% _3,329_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.7% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.4%** _5,809_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _2,369_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.2% _1,139_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.5%** _5,706_|style="text-align:center;"|25.4% _2,026_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% _252_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.1%** _4,581_|style="text-align:center;"|46.7% _4,275_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% _291_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|27.0% _1,492_|style="text-align:center;"|**41.2%** _2,278_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|31.8% _1,759_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.9%** _3,296_|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _2,514_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% _85_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.1%** _3,530_|style="text-align:center;"|29.3% _1,564_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% _243_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|**55.6%** _3,413_|style="text-align:center;"|43.5% _2,669_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _53_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|**51.8%** _3,052_|style="text-align:center;"|47.1% _2,776_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|45.3% _2,531_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**54.7%** _3,054_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**48.3%** _2,547_|style="text-align:center;"|34.4% _1,815_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|17.2% _908_|

### Unified school districts

- Marysville USD 364
- Vermillion USD 380
- Valley Heights USD 498
- Historical
- Axtell USD 488 (Marshall County) and Sabetha USD 441 (Nemaha County) consolidated to create Prairie Hills USD 113.

### Cities

- Axtell
- Beattie
- Blue Rapids
- Frankfort
- Marysville
- Oketo
- Summerfield
- Vermillion
- Waterville

## More reading

- _Atlas of Marshall County, Kansas_; Anderson Publishing Co; 74 pages; 1922.
- _Plat Book of Marshall County, Kansas_; North West Publishing Co; 53 pages; 1904.
- _Handbook of Marshall County, Kansas_; Modern Argo; 12 pages; 1870s.

## Other websites

- County
- Marshall County - Directory of Public Officials
- Historical
- Marysville Museum
- Tornados
- Irving, KS Tornado
- Historical Tornado
- Maps
- Marshall County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Marshall County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Marshall Co KS Courthouse.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Marshall County Courthouse in Marysville, Kansas, Marysville (2010)
- **founded**: August 25, 1855
- **named for**: Frank J. Marshall
- **seat wl**: Marysville
- **largest city wl**: Marysville
- **area total sq mi**: 905
- **area land sq mi**: 900
- **area water sq mi**: 4.9
- **area percentage**: 0.20%
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 10038
- **population density sq mi**: 11.1
- **area codes**: Area code 785, 785
- **time zone**: Central
- **district**: 1st