Marshalltown

Marshalltown, Iowa
—  City  —
Location in Iowa
Coordinates: 42°2′30″N 92°54′52″W / 42.04167°N 92.91444°W / 42.04167; -92.91444
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Marshall
Founded
Incorporated
Government
- Mayor	Gene Beach (R)
Area
- Total	19.04 sq mi (46.7 km2)
- Land	19.04 sq mi (46.7 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	942 ft (287 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	26,009
- Density	1,344.4/sq mi (519.09/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	50158
Area code(s)	641
FIPS code	19-49755
GNIS feature ID	0458824
Website	http://www.ci.marshalltown.ia.us

Marshalltown is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is the county seat of Marshall County^[1] and the home of Marshalltown Community College. The population was 26,009 at the 2000 census.

History

Founded in 1853 by Henry Anson^[2], it was named after Marshall, Michigan. Because a Marshall, Iowa already existed, the town was named Marshalltown.

Geography

Marshalltown is located at 42°2′30″N 92°54′52″W / 42.04167°N 92.91444°W / 42.04167; -92.91444 (42.041742, 92.914580)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.04 square miles (46.7 km²) in Central Marshall County. 19.0 square miles (46.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.11%) is water. Neighboring counties include Hardin and Grundy to the North, Tama County to the east, Jasper to the south, and Story County to the west.

Marshalltown Community College is located at the southern edge of town near the junction of US Highway 30 and Iowa Highway 14.

Transportation

U.S. Highway 30 bypasses the town to the south, while Iowa Highway 14 runs through the center of town. An expressway, Iowa Highway 330, runs to Des Moines.

Marshalltown has a local bus service (Marshalltown Municipal Transit or MMT), taxicab services, shuttle car service to Des Moines International Airport^{[citation needed]}, and is also served by Trailways Coach Nationwide.

A municipal airport serves the county approximately four miles north of town. The closest commercial flights are in Des Moines, 53 miles to the southwest.

Demographics

As of the Census^[4] of 2000, there were 26,009 people, 10,175 households, and 6,593 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,442.7 people per square mile (557.0/km²). There were 10,857 housing units at an average density of 602.2/sq mi (232.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was05.79% White, 1.34% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 8.57% from other races, and 5.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.55% of the population.

There were 10,175 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,688, and the median income for a family was $45,315. Males had a median income of $32,800 versus $23,835 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,113. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Industry

• Fakespace (A Mechdyne Company) - immersive, networked and collaborative visualization systems
• Fisher Controls - manufacturer of process control valves and accessories
• Lennox - manufacturer of furnaces and air-conditioners
• The Marshalltown Company - manufacturer of American tools for many construction and archaeological applications
• RACOM Corporation - Wireless voice, data and video communications for the Public Safety Industry
• Swift & Company - meatpacking plant
• Wolfe Clinic - Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat specialists

Sister Cities

Marshalltown has two official sister cities. These are Minami-Alps in the Yamanashi prefecture of Japan and Budyonnovsk in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

The unofficial sister city of Marshalltown is Villachuato, Mexico. There is a symbiotic relationship between Marshalltown and Villachuato. Villachuato supplies about half of the workers to the Swift meatpacking plant. ^[5] In 2001, then Mayor Floyd Harthun of Marshalltown saw firsthand the degree of interdependence between the two communities when he visited their sister city Villachauto. In the mayor's words, "I was being self serving. We need people." In addition to noting that about a third of the license plates in Villachuato were from Marshall County, Iowa, he also learned of the essential role of money sent by Villachuatans living in Marshalltown in providing electricity, underground water, road paving projects, and in restoring the town church and town plaza.</ref>

Culture

Notable residents

• LCpl Darwin Judge, born in Marshalltown, was one of the last soldiers to be killed in the VIetnam War.[1]
• Jerry Burke, born in Marshalltown, pianist and organist from The Lawrence Welk Show
• Jeff Clement, born in Marshalltown, 2002 Graduate of Marshalltown High School, baseball player for University of Southern California, drafted to the Seattle Mariners in 2005.
• Billy Sunday, lived in Marshalltown from 1880 - 1883, played first on a fire brigade baseball team and eventually led the city team to defeat Des Moines in 1882. He went on to become a Major League Baseball player and the most influential Christian evangelist of the early 20th century.^[6]
• Adrian Constantine Anson, known as "Cap" Anson, born in Marshalltown in 1852, was a Major League Baseball player and manager, and one of the first superstars of the game.^[7]
• T. Nelson Downs World renown stage magician known as the "King of Koins" for his sleight of hand work;visited in Marshalltown by magic notables (i.e.Houdini and Dai Vernon)
• Frank Jack Fletcher Commander of United States Naval Task Forces at the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway
• Benjamin T. Frederick, U.S. Representative, Marshalltown city councilman
• Nick Lane, Trombonist for Rod Stewart, Tom Petty, The Who, Maynard Ferguson, Chicago, Graduate of Marshalltown High School
• Mary Beth Hurt, born in Marshalltown, actress
• Thugg Life, band started in Marshalltown. Snuggles, DJ JB, "DEW" and $.
• Toby Huss, born in Marshalltown, actor
• Modern Life is War, band started in Marshalltown
• Jean Seberg, born in Marshalltown, actress
• Lee Paul Sieg, born in Marshalltown, former president of the University of Washington
• Michelle Vieth, born in Marshalltown, Mexican soap opera actress star
• Allie Morrison, was an American wrestler World and Olympic champion.
• Jessie Lynn Garcia, Builds Robots for the Community, Host of Sci-Fi Networks Robot Wars from 2002-2003.
• Shane Eugene Scovill, Local Taste Czar, and Inventor of Tater-Mac Noodles, and LongFellows Stuffed Cucumbers.
• Jean Russell Larson born in Marshalltown, Children's Books Author

Illegal Immigration and the Swift & Company Plant

In 1996, the Swift meatpacking plant was raided by the INS and 148 Latino undocumented workers were arrested and deported.^[5][8]

On December 12, 2006 the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E) staged a coordinated predawn raid at the Swift & Co. meat packing plant in Marshalltown and at 5 other Swift plants in western states, interviewing workers and removing hundreds in buses. ^[9]

The raid stemmed from a months long investigation into identity theft by illegal immigrants centered around the plant.^[10] Of the 90 workers arrested by ICE in Marshalltown, 2 were charged with identy theft.^[11] The rest were charged with administrative violations of immigration laws and 65 people were charged for identity theft and forgery.^[12]

Schools

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Marshalltown has 6 public elementary schools — Anson, Fisher, Franklin, Hoglan, Rogers, and Woodbury. St. Mary's and St. Henry's Schools (Marshalltown Area Catholic Schools) also provide private, religious elementary school education from preschool through 6th grade^[13]. Lenihan Intermediate School houses 5th and 6th graders; Seventh and 8th graders attend Miller Middle School. Marshalltown High School is home to the city's roughly 1700 9th through 12th grade students.

Fisher Elementary enrolls 346 students anywhere from K-4th grade. They currently employ 51 staff members.

Franklin Elementary was built in 1913. They currently enroll 400 students. They currently employ 60 staff members.

• • Note, the original Franklin Elementary was built in 1913 as stated above, however, that building was destroyed and

another was made in its place, also called Franklin Elementary. This building was built in the early 1990s and was opened in the 1995-1996 school year.

Lenihan Intermediate was built in 1965 originally as a Catholic high school. Construction cost $775,000. It was designed to house 300 students. After five years in operation the administrators of Lenihan High School found it was financially impossible to continue providing quality education for their young people. At the same time the public school in Marshalltown was overcrowded with students at the junior high level. The solution decided upon by both parties was to sell Lenihan to the public school and to make the school a 7, 8, 9 junior high. The transaction was completed and Lenihan Junior High became a reality in the fall of 1970. The Catholic school name, mascot and school colors were all retained in the new public junior high school.

The need for additional space at Lenihan Junior High resulted in the construction of six rooms on the east side of the building in 1975. The addition consisted of three regular classrooms, an art room and two industrial arts facilities.

In the late 1970’s Lenihan Junior High’s enrollment was in the 470’s but then declined to a total of approximately 400 students. In 1984 the 6th grade was added to the school which briefly put the enrollment over 500. However, with declining enrollment the school housed between 400-450 students in grades 6-9 in the later part of the 1980’s. In the spring of 1988, the school board voted to close Lenihan at the end of the 1989 school year. An increase in population coupled with troubles equally distributing resources between two middle schools—Miller Middle School and Anson Middle School—led to a reorganization and unification of grades 5 and above within the city. Anson Middle School was closed as a school and now houses the district's Building and Grounds Department. Lenihan Junior High after its closure had served in various administrative functions, but was renovated to become Lenihan Intermediate School which opened for the 2006-2007 school year.^[14]

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ SR 19 ...honoring the City of Marshalltown on its sesquicentennial
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Unofficial sister cities: Meatpacking labor migration between Villachauto, Mexico, and Marshalltown, Iowa" Mark A. Grey and Anne C. Woodrick
6. ^ Dorsett, 15; Knickerbocker, 26-7.
7. ^ "Cap Anson". Society for American Baseball Research Baseball Biography Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
8. ^ Preparing the Way: Hispanic Ministry and Community transformation in Marshalltown, Iowa Anne C. Woodrick
9. ^ "U.S. Raids 6 Meat Plants in ID Case", article New York Times by Julia Preston, December 13, 2006
10. ^ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061213/BUSINESS/612130392/1001
11. ^ ID theft probe began in MarshalltownPHILIP BRASHER, Des Moines Register, December 13, 2006
12. ^ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20061213/BUSINESS01/61213017/1001
13. ^ http://www.macs.pvt.k12.ia.us/
14. ^ http://www.marshalltown.k12.ia.us/schools/lenihan/index.htm

External links

• City of Marshalltown website
• Marshalltown Senior High School Alumni Website
• Times-Republican website
• Marshall County Sun Newspaper website
• Marshalltown Event Calendar
• Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
• Marshalltown Community Theatre website
• Marshalltown Public Library website
• Marshall County website
• Marshall County Arts & Culture Alliance website
• Census Data

• Marshalltown, Iowa is at coordinates 42°02′30″N 92°54′52″W / 42.041742°N 92.91458°W / 42.041742; -92.91458 (Marshalltown, Iowa)Coordinates: 42°02′30″N 92°54′52″W / 42.041742°N 92.91458°W / 42.041742; -92.91458 (Marshalltown, Iowa)

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