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Laws

Marshall County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement.

Education

Unified school districts

  • Marysville USD 364
  • Vermillion USD 380
  • Valley Heights USD 498

;Historical

  • Axtell USD 488 (Marshall County) and Sabetha USD 441 (Nemaha County) consolidated to create Prairie Hills USD 113.

Communities

[[Image:Map of Marshall Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|2005 map of Marshall County

Cities

  • Axtell
  • Beattie
  • Blue Rapids
  • Frankfort
  • Marysville (county seat)
  • Oketo
  • Summerfield
  • Vermillion
  • Waterville

Unincorporated communities

† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

  • Bremen†
  • Herkimer†
  • Home†
  • Lillis
  • Marietta
  • Vliets
  • Winifred

Ghost towns

  • Bigelow
  • Irving

Townships

Marshall County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Marysville is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

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|+align="bottom"|Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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! Township !! FIPS !! Population<br/>center

! Population !! Population<br/>density<br/><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq&nbsp;mi)</small>

! Land area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water area<br/><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq&nbsp;mi)</small> !! Water %

! Geographic coordinates

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| Balderson || 03850 || || 106 || 1 (3) || 98 (38) || 0 (0) || 0.09% ||

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| Bigelow || 06725 || || 66 || 1 (2) || 97 (37) || 1 (0) || 0.96% ||

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| Blue Rapids || 07675 || Blue Rapids || 78 || 1 (2) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.23% ||

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| Blue Rapids City || 07700 || Irving || 1,201 || 13 (34) || 92 (36) || 1 (0) || 0.98% ||

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| Center || 11850 || Reedsville|| 151 || 2 (4) || 98 (38) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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| Clear Fork || 13875 || Bigelow || 54 || 1 (2) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.02% ||

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| Cleveland || 14100 || || 91 || 1 (3) || 92 (36) || 1 (0) || 1.02% ||

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| Cottage Hill || 15850 || Cottage Hill|| 143 || 2 (4) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% ||

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| Elm Creek || 20600 || Schroyer|| 178 || 2 (5) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.02% ||

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| Franklin || 24450 || Home City || 337 || 3 (9) || 98 (38) || 0 (0) || 0.06% ||

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| Guittard || 29225 || Beattie || 454 || 5 (13) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% ||

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| Herkimer || 31450 || || 234 || 3 (7) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.02% ||

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| Lincoln || 40850 || || 130 || 1 (4) || 92 (35) || 0 (0) || 0.36% ||

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| Logan || 41975 || Bremen, Herkimer || 335 || 4 (9) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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| Marysville || 45075 || Marysville || 383 || 5 (12) || 84 (32) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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| Murray || 49275 || Axtell || 640 || 7 (18) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.14% ||

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| Noble || 50850 || Vermillion, Vliets || 217 || 2 (6) || 92 (35) || 1 (0) || 0.83% ||

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| Oketo || 52550 || Marietta, Oketo || 251 || 3 (7) || 92 (35) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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| Richland || 59450 || Summerfield || 206 || 2 (6) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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| Rock|| 60425 || || 123 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.09% ||

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| St. Bridget || 62100 || Mina|| 232 || 3 (7) || 92 (35) || 0 (0) || 0.05% ||

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| Vermillion || 73550 || Barrett, Frankfort || 1,012 || 11 (28) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.07% ||

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| Walnut || 75025 || || 144 || 2 (4) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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| Waterville || 75975 || Waterville || 797 || 9 (22) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.03% ||

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| Wells|| 76525 || || 131 || 1 (3) || 98 (38) || 0 (0) || 0% ||

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Notable people

  • Frank Wayenberg (1898-1975) - pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in 1924.
  • Butch Nieman (1918-1993) - born in Herkimer, played outfield for the Boston Braves from 1943 to 1945.
  • Don Songer (1899-1962) - pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1924 to 1927 and the New York Giants in 1927.

See also

thumb|The Irving stone marker southeast of Blue Rapids.

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall County, Kansas

References

Further reading

  • Atlas of Marshall County, Kansas; Anderson Publishing Co; 74 pages; 1922.
  • Plat Book of Marshall County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 53 pages; 1904.
  • Handbook of Marshall County, Kansas; Modern Argo; 12 pages; 1870s.

;County

  • Marshall County - Directory of Public Officials

;Historical

;Tornados

  • Irving, KS Tornado
  • Historical Tornado

;Maps

  • Marshall County maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
  • Kansas Highway maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
  • Kansas Railroad maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society