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Marshall County
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Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
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Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Minnesota
Founded February 25, 1879
Named for William Rainey Marshall
Seat Warren
Largest city Warren
Area
 • Total 1,813 sq mi (4,700 km2)
 • Land 1,775 sq mi (4,600 km2)
 • Water 38 sq mi (100 km2)  2.1%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 9,040
 • Estimate 
(2023)
8,810 Decrease
 • Density 5.1/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 7th

Marshall County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,040. Its county seat 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 North Dakota (across the Red River, which flows north along the county's western border). The Snake River 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. The terrain slopes to the west and north, with its highest point near the midpoint of its eastern border, at 1,194 ft (364 m) ASL. The county has an area of 1,813 square miles (4,700 km2), of which 1,775 square miles (4,600 km2) is land and 38 square miles (98 km2) (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

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Soils of Old Mill State Park

Major highways

  • US 59.svg U.S. Highway 59
  • US 75.svg U.S. Highway 75
  • MN-1.svg Minnesota State Highway 1
  • MN-32.svg Minnesota State Highway 32
  • MN-89.svg Minnesota State Highway 89
  • MN-219.svg Minnesota State Highway 219
  • MN-220.svg Minnesota State Highway 220
  • MN-317.svg Minnesota State Highway 317

Airports

  • Stephen Municipal Airport (D41) - northeast of Stephen

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Lakes

  • Thief Lake
  • Webster Creek Pool

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 992
1890 9,130 820.4%
1900 15,698 71.9%
1910 16,338 4.1%
1920 19,443 19.0%
1930 17,003 −12.5%
1940 18,364 8.0%
1950 16,125 −12.2%
1960 14,262 −11.6%
1970 13,060 −8.4%
1980 13,027 −0.3%
1990 10,993 −15.6%
2000 10,155 −7.6%
2010 9,439 −7.1%
2020 9,040 −4.2%
2023 (est.) 8,810 −6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2020

2020 Census

Marshall County Racial Composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 8,332 92.2%
Black or African American (NH) 12 0.13%
Native American (NH) 29 0.32%
Asian (NH) 19 0.21%
Pacific Islander (NH) 0 0%
Other/Mixed (NH) 258 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino 390 4.31%

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

  • Big Woods
  • Englund
  • Espelie
  • Florian
  • Gatzke
  • Luna
  • March
  • Radium
  • Rosewood

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

See also

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