Marshall County, South Dakota

Marshall County
County
Marshall County Courthouse in Britton
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°46′N97°36′W / 45.76°N 97.6°W / 45.76; -97.6
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1885
Named for	Marshall Vincent
Seat	Britton
Largest city	Britton
Area
• Total	886 sq mi (2,290 km2)
• Land	838 sq mi (2,170 km2)
• Water	48 sq mi (120 km2)  5.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,306
• Estimate  (2023)	4,390
• Density	4.9/sq mi (1.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	marshall.sdcounties.org

Marshall County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,306. ^[1] Its county seat is Britton. ^[2] The county was created on May 2, 1885, ^[3] and was named for Marshall Vincent, who homesteaded near Andover, South Dakota. ^[4]

Geography

Native vegetation based on NRCS soils information

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. ^[5] Its terrain slopes to the northeast, and its highest point is near its SE corner, at 2,034 ft (620 m) ASL. ^[6]

Marshall County has a total area of 886 square miles (2,290 km²), of which 838 square miles (2,170 km²) is land and 48 square miles (120 km²) (5.4%) is water. ^[7] 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. ^[8] A portion of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation is located in the eastern part of the county.

Major highways

• South Dakota Highway 10
• South Dakota Highway 25
• South Dakota Highway 27

Protected areas

• 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

Adjacent counties

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

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	4,544		—
1900	5,942		30.8%
1910	8,021		35.0%
1920	9,596		19.6%
1930	9,540		−0.6%
1940	8,880		−6.9%
1950	7,835		−11.8%
1960	6,663		−15.0%
1970	5,965		−10.5%
1980	5,404		−9.4%
1990	4,844		−10.4%
2000	4,576		−5.5%
2010	4,656		1.7%
2020	4,306		−7.5%
2023 (est.)	4,390	[9]	2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [10] 1790-1960 [11] 1900-1990 [12] 1990-2000 [13] 2010-2020 [1]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 4,306 people, 1,702 households, and 1,131 families residing in the county. ^[14] The population density was 5.1 inhabitants per square mile (2.0/km²). There were 2,394 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 4,656 people, 1,815 households, and 1,154 families in the county. The population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square mile (2.2/km²). There were 2,534 housing units at an average density of 3.0 units per square mile (1.2 units/km²). 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.

Communities

Cities

• Britton (county seat)
• Veblen

Towns

• Eden
• Lake City
• Langford

Census-designated place

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

Unincorporated communities

• Amherst
• Hillhead
• Marlow ^[5]
• Newark
• Spain
• West Britton ^[5]

Townships

• 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

Politics

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.

United States presidential election results for Marshall County, South Dakota ^[15]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	1,287	59.09%	858	39.39%	33	1.52%
2016	1,056	54.24%	754	38.73%	137	7.04%
2012	889	44.74%	1,061	53.40%	37	1.86%
2008	900	41.08%	1,261	57.55%	30	1.37%
2004	1,242	52.54%	1,099	46.49%	23	0.97%
2000	1,097	52.77%	939	45.17%	43	2.07%
1996	861	38.33%	1,185	52.76%	200	8.90%
1992	810	35.26%	1,056	45.97%	431	18.76%
1988	1,142	45.23%	1,372	54.34%	11	0.44%
1984	1,529	57.72%	1,111	41.94%	9	0.34%
1980	1,710	56.98%	1,120	37.32%	171	5.70%
1976	1,233	41.56%	1,721	58.00%	13	0.44%
1972	1,500	47.66%	1,646	52.30%	1	0.03%
1968	1,471	47.01%	1,518	48.51%	140	4.47%
1964	1,183	36.44%	2,063	63.56%	0	0.00%
1960	1,704	50.44%	1,674	49.56%	0	0.00%
1956	1,639	50.06%	1,635	49.94%	0	0.00%
1952	2,248	66.45%	1,135	33.55%	0	0.00%
1948	1,419	44.37%	1,710	53.47%	69	2.16%
1944	1,511	52.57%	1,363	47.43%	0	0.00%
1940	1,989	50.21%	1,972	49.79%	0	0.00%
1936	1,105	32.62%	2,220	65.54%	62	1.83%
1932	935	27.13%	2,137	62.01%	374	10.85%
1928	1,858	57.13%	1,315	40.44%	79	2.43%
1924	1,271	51.54%	190	7.70%	1,005	40.75%
1920	1,557	55.97%	266	9.56%	959	34.47%
1916	808	45.57%	885	49.92%	80	4.51%
1912	0	0.00%	541	43.07%	715	56.93%
1908	874	59.46%	453	30.82%	143	9.73%
1904	996	67.94%	292	19.92%	178	12.14%
1900	829	51.94%	728	45.61%	39	2.44%
1896	553	43.78%	694	54.95%	16	1.27%
1892	477	43.96%	114	10.51%	494	45.53%

See also

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

External links

• Marshall County, South Dakota (Official site)

References

1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
3. Individual County Chronologies/Marshall County (accessed February 6, 2019)
4. Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 596
5. "Marshall County · South Dakota". Google Maps. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
6. ""Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed February 6, 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
7. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
8. 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. USGS website Retrieved November 18, 2017
9. "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . Retrieved March 17, 2024.
10. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
11. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
12. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
13. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
14. "US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
15. Election Results

45°46′N97°36′W / 45.76°N 97.60°W / 45.76; -97.60