Marshall County, South Dakota

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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.{{Cite web |title=Marshall County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marshall+County,+SD/@45.9249994,-97.2340819,4553m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x52cdc5df19fb4845:0x9493b31ba748db7!8m2!3d45.7271214!4d-97.6046235 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}} Its terrain slopes to the northeast, and its highest point is near its SE corner, at {{convert|2,034|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed February 6, 2019) |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}

Marshall County has a total area of {{convert|886|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|838|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|48|sqmi}} (5.4%) is water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}} 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.Koopman, F. C. (1957). "Ground water in the Crow Creek-Sand Lake area, Brown and Marshall Counties, South Dakota

" United States Geological Survey Water Supply Paper Series number:1425. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. [https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp1425 USGS website] Retrieved November 18, 2017 A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is located in the eastern part of the county.

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• 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

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• Sargent County, North Dakota - north
• Richland County, North Dakota - northeast
• Roberts County - east
• Day County - south
• Brown County - west

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{{US Census population

|1890= 4544

|1900= 5942

|1910= 8021

|1920= 9596

|1930= 9540

|1940= 8880

|1950= 7835

|1960= 6663

|1970= 5965

|1980= 5404

|1990= 4844

|2000= 4576

|2010= 4656

|2020= 4306

|estyear=2024

|estimate=4395

|estref={{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 15, 2025}}

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}
1790–1960{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}} 1900–1990{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}
1990–2000{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}} 2010–2020

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As of the 2020 census, there were 4,306 people, 1,702 households, and 1,131 families residing in the county.{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Marshall%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} The population density was {{convert|5.1|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,394 housing units.

As of the 2010 census, there were 4,656 people, 1,815 households, and 1,154 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|5.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,534 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. 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.

• Britton (county seat)
• Veblen

• Eden
• Lake City
• Langford

• Clear Lake
• Kidder
• Newport Colony
• Sunset Colony
• Westwood Colony

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• Amherst
• Hillhead
• Marlow
• Newark
• Spain
• West Britton

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• 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

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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.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|1,288|782|39|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,287|858|33|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|1,056|754|137|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|889|1,061|37|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|900|1,261|30|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,242|1,099|23|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,097|939|43|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|861|1,185|200|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|810|1,056|431|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|1,142|1,372|11|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,529|1,111|9|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,710|1,120|171|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,233|1,721|13|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|1,500|1,646|1|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|1,471|1,518|140|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,183|2,063|0|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,704|1,674|0|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,639|1,635|0|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,248|1,135|0|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,419|1,710|69|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,511|1,363|0|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,989|1,972|0|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,105|2,220|62|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|935|2,137|374|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,858|1,315|79|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,271|190|1,005|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,557|266|959|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|808|885|80|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|0|541|715|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|874|453|143|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1904|Republican|996|292|178|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1900|Republican|829|728|39|South Dakota}}

{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|553|694|16|South Dakota}}

{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|477|114|494|South Dakota}}

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall County, South Dakota

• [http://marshall.sdcounties.org/ Marshall County, South Dakota (Official site)]

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{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Marshall County, South Dakota

|North = Sargent County, North Dakota

|Northeast = Richland County, North Dakota

|East = Roberts County

|South = Day County

|West = Brown County

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Category:1885 establishments in Dakota Territory

Category:Populated places established in 1885