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Marshall was named after the statesman and jurist John Marshall (1755-1835).

Marshall is also the birthplace of jazz musician Bob James

GEOGRAPHY


Marshall is located at (39.116210, -93.197854). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 26.5 Km&2 (10.2 Mi&2 ). 26.3 km&2 (10.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.78%) is water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 12,433 people, 4,732 households, and 2,985 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 472.9/km&2 (1,225.4/mi&2). There were 5,127 housing units at an average density of 195.0/km&2 (505.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.05% White , 7.40% African American , 0.43% Native American , 0.39% Asian , 0.34% Pacific Islander , 3.46% from Other Races , and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.17% of the population.

There were 4,732 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were Married Couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,649, and the median income for a family was $36,686. Males had a median income of $26,556 versus $19,688 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $16,646. About 12.5% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.


RECREATION

Marshall Skate Park is operated by the Marshall Parks and recreation office.


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