Kansas Counties

Marshall County, Kansas

Date Established:

August 25, 1855

Date Organized:

Location:

County Seat:

Marysville

Origin of Name:

For Frank [or Francis] J. Marshall, member of the first territorial legislature, who operated a ferry on the Big Blue River at the Oregon Trail crossing.

Cities & Townships

Place	Population (2010 census)
Balderson Township	82
Bigelow Township	37
Blue Rapids City Township	1,116
Blue Rapids Township	59
Center Township	128
Clear Fork Township	45
Cleveland Township	77
Cottage Hill Township	132
Elm Creek Township	180
Franklin Township	316
Guittard Township	373
Herkimer Township	223
Lincoln Township	121
Logan Township	272
Marysville (city)	3,294
Marysville Township	233
Murray Township	614
Noble Township	195
Oketo Township	234
Richland Township	154
Rock Township	137
St. Bridget Township	173
Vermillion Township	879
Walnut Township	118
Waterville Township	805
Wells Township	120
Total population:	10,117

Population:

1860	(2,280)
1870	(6,901)
1880	(16,136)
1890	(23,912)
1900	(24,355)
1910	(23,880)
1920	(22,730)
1930	(23,056)
1940	(20,986)
1950	(17,926)
1960	(15,598)
1970	(13,139)
1980	(12,787)
1990	(11,705)
2000	(10,965)
2010	(10,117)

Other Resources:

Post offices in Marshall County
Cemeteries in Marshall County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Marshall County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory

Links to Other Sites:

Marshall County page [Blue Skyways]
Marshall County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]

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