Marshall, North Carolina facts for kids
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Marshall, North Carolina
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Location of Marshall, North Carolina
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| Country | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| County | Madison | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.98 sq mi (10.32 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,742 ft (531 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 777 | |
| • Density | 195.08/sq mi (75.32/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
28753
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| Area code(s) | 828 | |
| FIPS code | 37-41580 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406103 | |
Marshall is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 872 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Madison County.
Marshall is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
The townsite of Marshall is blocked on one side by the French Broad River and on all other sides by steep mountainous terrain. Madison County residents say Marshall is "a block wide, a mile long, sky high and hell deep."
History
The Bank of French Broad, Capitola Manufacturing Company Cotton Yarn Mill, Madison County Courthouse, Marshall High School, Marshall Main Street Historic District, James H. White House, and Jeff White House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
During the Civil War, Marshall, as the seat of Confederate administration for Madison County, was the scene of conflict with the largely pro-Union rural population. On May 13, 1861, the election day for delegates to the state convention on secession from the Union, a man shot and killed the pro-secession county sheriff after a dispute in which the sheriff had shot the man's son.
Later, Confederate authorities restricted the distribution of salt, which was needed to preserve meat in the winter. In January 1863, a group of men raided the salt warehouse in Marshall, then proceeded to ransack the home of Colonel Lawrence Allen of the 64th North Carolina Regiment (the columned house below the courthouse dome in the Main Street photo).
In retaliation, the 64th North Carolina Regiment summarily executed 13 men and boys in the Shelton Laurel massacre.
From the 1950s to the 1980s, Marshall was the seat of the Ponder machine, which controlled all the patronage jobs in Madison County.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (6.91%) is water. Marshall is located on the eastern bank of the French Broad River, one of the major river systems of western North Carolina.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 175 | — | |
| 1890 | 203 | 16.0% | |
| 1900 | 337 | 66.0% | |
| 1910 | 802 | 138.0% | |
| 1920 | 748 | −6.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,132 | 51.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,160 | 2.5% | |
| 1950 | 983 | −15.3% | |
| 1960 | 926 | −5.8% | |
| 1970 | 982 | 6.0% | |
| 1980 | 809 | −17.6% | |
| 1990 | 809 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 840 | 3.8% | |
| 2010 | 872 | 3.8% | |
| 2020 | 777 | −10.9% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 698 | 89.83% |
| Native American | 8 | 1.03% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.39% |
| Other/Mixed | 30 | 3.86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 4.89% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 777 people, 346 households, and 195 families residing in the town.
In the media
The Amazon Prime Video series The Peripheral shot scenes in the town on September 24, 2021.
Independent filmmakers Joel Haver and Dylan Dexter released the film 31 Days in Marshall, North Carolina in 2019. The film was shot entirely in Marshall in 2017, and features multiple townsfolk in both the cast as well as background musical talent.
Wiley Cash's 2012 debut novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, is set in Marshall and the surrounding area.
See also
In Spanish: Marshall (Carolina del Norte) para niños
