Marshall, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Marshall City. It lies in ZIP code area 49068. It stands on Rice Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marshall quadrangle. 6,822 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 919 feet above sea level.
On record in Marshall
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 19 shown
Marshall Michigan Historic Landmark DistrictNational Historic Landmark · listed 1991
12 Mile road- Kalamazoo River Bridgelisted 1999
Harold C. Brooks Houselisted 1970
Harold C. Brooks House (Boundary Increase)listed 1984
Capitol Hill Schoollisted 1972
Emporiumlisted 1979
Governor's Mansionlisted 1975
Honolulu Houselisted 1970
Joy Houselisted 1972
Isaac Lockwood Houselisted 1994
Marshall Avenue Bridgelisted 2001
Masonic Temple Buildinglisted 1988
Population over time
2 figuresMarshall fell from 7,088 to 6,822 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,088 | |
| 2020 | 6,822 | -266 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Marshall between 2004 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREDONIA TOWNSHIP FD 106 - 2019 |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARSHALL TOWNSHIP FD 281 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREDONIA TOWNSHIP FD 103 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARSHALL TOWNSHIP FD 216 - 2020 |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARSHALL TOWNSHIP FD 215 - 2020 |
| 14 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARSHALL TOWNSHIP FD 217 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARSHALL TOWNSHIP FD 182 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARSHALL TOWNSHIP FD 181 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Marshall: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marshall in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Marshall | $1,000,000 | A tornado touched down near sixteen and a quarter mile road and moved east northeast and uprooted or snapped hundreds of trees along its path. The tornado heavily damaged a few outbuildings and caused roof damage to a number of homes with shingles ripped off and tore away siding. The tornado ended southwest of twenty one and a half mile road and L drive north. No injuries or fatalities were reported. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Marshall | $50,000 | A Calhoun county official reported that several roads were flooded particularly near Marshall where water approached some area homes before receding. A co-op observer reported total rainfall of 3.5 inches on old route 27 between Marshall and Tekonsha. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Marshall | $40,000 | One and one half inch diameter hail was reported five miles north of Marshall. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $25,000 | Large foot and a half diameter tree limbs were blown down onto a house in Marshall. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $25,000 | An emergency manager reported that numerous trees were blown down in Marshall. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $25,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down numerous trees and power lines, some of which landed on roads, across the southern portion of Calhoun county from Ceresco to Homer. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $20,000 | An emergency manager reported trees down and a tree blown down onto a house one mile west of Marshall. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $20,000 | Several large trees were blown down in Marshall. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $15,000 | Several trees were blown down in Marshall and five miles northeast of Pennfield. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $15,000 | Law enforcement seven miles northwest of Marshall reported that numerous trees were blown down at the intersection of N Drive and 13 Mile Road. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $15,000 | Two eight inch diameter trees were blown down in Marshall, multiple trees were blown down across a road in Albion township, and numerous trees were blown down in Tekonsha. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported an estimated wind gust of around 65 m.p.h. five miles southwest of Marshall. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $10,000 | Several power lines were blown down on Michigan Avenue. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $10,000 | A few trees and power lines were blown down in Marshall. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $10,000 | A 60 m.p.h. thunderstorm wind gust was reported in Marshall. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $10,000 | A report from Marshall indicated that several trees were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $3,000 | Two trees were blown down east southeast of Marshall which blocked roads in that area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | $2,500 | Trees downed along N Drive N. just east of Old U.S. 27 in Lee Township, approximately 5 miles north of Marshall. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Marshall | - | An emergency manager reported three quarters inch diameter hail just northwest of Marshall. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | - | Several trees were blown down at 17 1/2 Mile road and G avenue. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | - | A semi truck was blown over on Interstate 94 at mile marker 110. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | - | A power pole was snapped and trees were blown down at 18 1/2 Mile road and G Avenue. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshall | - | The Battle Creek Enquirer reported tree damage on a house in the 500 block of North Marshall Street. A large tree fell down and punched a hole in the roof of the home's front porch. No one was injured. A damage estimate was not available. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Marshall | - | Hail covering the ground near Marshall was reported by county law enforcement. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Marshall | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Marshall | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Marshall | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrights Corners | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ceresco | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Walnut Point | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Marengo | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Eckford | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wattles Park | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rice Creek | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Babcock | 9.5 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Marshall | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2195634 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631630. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







