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Marshall County, Minnesota

Marshall County, Minnesota
Map of Minnesota highlighting Marshall County
Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded February 25, 1879
Named for William Rainey Marshall, 5th Governor of Minnesota
Seat Warren
Largest city Warren
Area
 • Total 1,813 sq mi (4,696 km2)
 • Land 1,775 sq mi (4,597 km2)
 • Water 38 sq mi (98 km2), 2.1%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 9,423
 • Density 5.3/sq mi (2/km²)
Congressional district 7th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.co.marshall.mn.us

Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,439. Its county seat is Warren.

Marshall County was the location of a claimed UFO incident in 1979, the Val Johnson incident.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,813 square miles (4,700 km2), of which 1,775 square miles (4,600 km2) is land and 38 square miles (98 km2) (2.1%) is water. Marshall is one of 17 Minnesota savanna region counties where savanna soils dominate.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,155 people, 4,101 households and 2,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 per square mile (2/km²). There were 4,791 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.22% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 1.62% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 2.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 43.2% were of Norwegian, 12.1% Polish, 11.7% German and 9.6% Swedish ancestry.


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