Marshall, Missouri Marshall, Missouri Location of Marshall, Missouri Location of Marshall, Missouri Website Marshall, Missouri Marshall is a town/city in Saline County, Missouri, United States.

It is the governmental center of county of Saline County. The Marshall Micropolitan Travel Destination consists of Saline County.

It is home to Missouri Valley College.

Sixty-five acres of territory for the town/city of Marshall was donated by Jeremiah O'Dell, deeded on April 13, 1839.

It was titled for the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Marshall, when chosen for the county seat.

After the first two courthouses in Marshall were lost to fires, the Saline County Courthouse was constructed in January 1882.

It is an enduring landmark in the center of the Marshall Square and a impact of nineteenth century architecture. The Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Company was an American airplane manufacturer of the 1920s and 1930s with its command posts in Marshall, Missouri.

Con - Agra Foods owns the property of the old Nicholas-Beazley Airplane Company factory building positioned right off the Marshall square; it was torn down in the summer of 2015 to grew the Con - Agra plant.[better origin needed] Marshall is the home of Bob James, the acclaimed jazz musician, the Foothills Fest Music Festival, The Marshall Municipal Band and also prominently the home to the Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra.

Marshall is also home to Jim the Wonder Dog.

Missouri Valley College was established in Marshall in 1889.

The history of Missouri Valley College began amid a conference at Sarcoxie, Missouri, on October 27, 1874 where the delegates of the a several Presbyterian synods in the state of Missouri met to discuss beginning the school.

Missouri Valley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

The 150-acre (60.7 ha) ground is in Marshall, Missouri.

Missouri Valley College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[better origin needed] Carmel Historic District, Saline County Courthouse, Utz Site, Van Meter State Park Combination Building, and Van Meter State Park Shelter Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.28 square miles (26.63 km2), of which, 10.22 square miles (26.47 km2) is territory and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 79.2% White, 7.8% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.2% Pacific Islander, 7.7% from other competitions, and 3.0% from two or more competitions.

There were 4,741 homeholds of which 33.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families.

23.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 15.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the 2000 census, with a populace of 12,433, showed 4,732 homeholds, and 2,985 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 86.05% White, 7.40% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 3.46% from other competitions, and 1.94% from two or more competitions.

There were 4,732 homeholds out of which 30.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families.

In the city, the populace 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.

About 12.5% of families and 15.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Saline County Courthouse in Marshall In October 2006, a resident of Marshall attempted to have the graphic novels Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and Blankets by Craig Thompson removed from the Marshall Public Library. Supporters of the books' removal characterized them as "pornography" and expressed concern that they would be read by children. Marshall Public Library Director Amy Crump defended the books as having been well-reviewed in "reputable, experienced book review journals," and characterized the removal attempt as a step towards "the slippery slope of censorship". On October 11, 2006, the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees appointed a committee to problematic a materials selection policy, and removed Fun Home and Blankets from circulation until the new policy was allowed. On March 14, 2007, the board voted to return both Fun Home and Blankets to the library's shelves. The Marshall Public School District serves Marshall in K-12 education.

Missouri Valley College is positioned in Marshall.

Jim the Wonder Dog Missouri Valley College "National Register of Historic Places".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Enumeration of Population and Housing".

"MARSHALL LIBARAY BOARD VOTES TO ADOPT MATERIALS SELECTION POLICY".

Visit Marshall Jim the Wonder Dog official page Historic maps of Marshall in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri Municipalities and communities of Saline County, Missouri, United States County seat: Marshall Blue Lick Elmwood Fairville Hardeman Herndon Marshall Junction Mc - Allister Springs Napton New Frankfort Norton Orearville Pennytown Ridge Prairie Saline City Salt Springs Shackleford Sharon This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties

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