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Marshalltown is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, and is the county seat of the county. [4] With a population of 27,591 at the 2020 census , it is the 16th largest city in the state. [ 5 ] Marshalltown is home to the Iowa Veterans Home and Marshalltown Community College .
Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa.As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,105. [1] The county seat and largest city is Marshalltown. [2] The county was formed on January 13, 1846, and named after John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. [3]
Map of the United States with Iowa highlighted Iowa Cities and Counties. Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States. As of 2010, there are 943 incorporated cities in the U.S. state of Iowa. According to the 2020 United States Census, Iowa has 3,190,369 inhabitants and 55,857.13 square miles (144,669.3 km 2) of land. [1]
The Marshalltown Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in Marshalltown, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it contained 96 resources, which included 79 contributing buildings , one contributing site , and 16 non-contributing buildings. [ 2 ]
The south-eastern part of Iowa Territory became Iowa, the 29th state in the union, on December 28, 1846, [3] by which point 44 counties had been created. Counties continued to be created by the state government until 1857, when the last county, Humboldt County , was created. [ 4 ]
Iowa became the 29th state in 1846 during James K. Polk's presidency. A year before, a proposed northern border went as far as St. Paul, Minnesota.
It was sold for $175 when the county seat moved to Marshalltown. The citizens of Marshall, as the town was then called, wanted the county seat moved there so they had a courthouse built free of charge. The two-story brick building with a stone foundation measured 60 by 40 feet (18 by 12 m), and was built by hundreds of people from the community ...
The historic district covers the town's central business district. State Center is located at the highest point in Marshall County, midway between Marshalltown and Nevada. The town was established by the Cedar Rapids & Missouri Railroad on 80 acres (32 ha) of land in 1863. It was initially named "Centre Station," but William Barnes, the first ...