Marshall, North Carolina | |
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 Main Street | |
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 Location of Marshall, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′50″N 82°40′54″W / 35.79722°N 82.68167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.20 sq mi (10.88 km2) |
| • Land | 3.98 sq mi (10.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,742 ft (531 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 777 |
| • Density | 195.08/sq mi (75.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28753 |
| Area code | 828 |
| FIPS code | 37-41580[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406103[2] |
| Website | townofmarshall |
Marshall is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 872 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Madison County.[4]
Marshall is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
The townsite of Marshall is blocked on one side by the French Broad River and on all other sides by steep mountainous terrain. Madison County residents say Marshall is "a block wide, a mile long, sky high and hell deep."[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marshall, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Pinsky, Mark (April 25, 1994). "The abridgment of Madison County, N.C. : For four decades, the Ponder clan ruled the region as a virtual fiefdom. But a recent voter revolution has the 'dictatorship' in steady decline". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2023.