Marshall County, Indiana

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Marshall County, Indiana
Map
File:Map of Indiana highlighting Marshall County.png Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1836
Seat	Plymouth
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 1.26%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	45128
Time zone	Eastern : UTC{{{UTC offset}}}/{{{DST offset}}}
Named for: John Marshall

Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Plymouth⁶.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5 Townships 6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,165 km² (450 sq mi). 1,151 km² (444 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (1.26%) is water. The Yellow River flows through northern, central, and western portions of Marshall County, past Plymouth; the Tippecanoe River flows through the southeastern part of the county.^[1]

[edit] Adjacent counties

• St. Joseph County (north)
• Elkhart County (northeast)
• Kosciusko County (east)
• Fulton County (south)
• Pulaski County (southwest)
• Starke County (west)

[edit] History

Marshall County was formed in 1836. It was named for U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, who died in 1835.

[edit] Demographics

Marshall County Population by year

2000 45,128 1990 42,182 1980 39,155 1970 34,986 1960 32,443 1950 29,468 1940 25,935 1930 25,077 1920 23,744 1910 24,175 1900 25,119 1890 23,818 1880 23,414 1870 20,211 1860 12,722 1850 5,348 1840 1,651

As of the census² of 2000, there were 45,128 people, 16,519 households, and 12,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 39/km² (102/sq mi). There were 18,099 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.53% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.54% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. 5.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.6% were of German, 14.2% American, 8.2% English and 8.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 16,519 households out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.30% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,581, and the median income for a family was $48,527. Males had a median income of $33,999 versus $22,482 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,427. About 4.80% of families and 6.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.30% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Argos
• Bourbon
• Bremen
• Culver
• La Paz
• Plymouth

[edit] Townships

• Bourbon
• Center
• German
• Green
• North
• Polk
• Tippecanoe
• Union
• Walnut
• West

[edit] References

• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. 

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Coordinates: 41°20′N 86°16′W / 41.33, -86.26

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