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Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is the county seat of Marshall County and the home of Marshalltown Community College. The population was 26,009 at the 2000 census. History Henry Anson was the first white settler to the area now known as Marshalltown. In April of 1851 Henry Anson found what he called “the prettiest place in Iowa.” On a high point between the Iowa River and Linn Creek Henry Anson built a log cabin. A plaque at 112 West Main Street marks the site of the cabin. Anson’s plan was for the area to become a town. In 1853 Anson named the town Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan, a former residence of his.The town’s name was changed to Marshalltown in 1862 because another Marshall, Iowa already existed. With the help of Potawatomi chief Johnny Green, Henry Anson persuaded early settlers to stay in the area. In the mid 1850’s Henry Anson donated land for a county courthouse to be built. Residents donated money for the building’s construction. In 1863 the title of county seat was transferred from the village of Marietta to Marshalltown. The young town began to grow. By 1900, Marshalltown was home to 10,000 residents. Many industries began to develop in Marshalltown, such as Fisher Controls, Lennox International and Marshalltown trowel. 1996 illegal immigration raid In 1996, the Swift & Company meatpacking plant was raided by the INS and 148 Latino illegal aliens were arrested and deported.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.The raid stemmed from several months of investigation into identity theft by illegal immigrants centered around the plant. Of the 90 workers arrested by ICE in Marshalltown, 2 were charged with identity theft. The rest were charged with administrative violations of immigration laws and 65 people were charged for identity theft and forgery. 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).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. Demographics As of the Census 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 was 86.8% White, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 8.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.6% 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 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 TheMarshalltown 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 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. 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> History of Marshalltown Schools Franklin Elementary was built in 1913. They currently enroll 400 students. They currently employ 60 staff members.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 1970s 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 1980s. 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. 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. Notable people Adrian Constantine Anson 'Cap'(1852–1922)Major League Baseballplayer and manager,Baseball Hall of Famein1939 Jerry BurkepianistandorganistfromThe Lawrence Welk Show Jeff ClementBaseball player forUniversity of Southern California, drafted to theSeattle Marinersin 2005 and currently plays for thePittsburgh Pirates. T. Nelson DownsWorld renowned 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) Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher(1885–1973) Commander during theBattle of the Coral Seaand theBattle of Midway Benjamin T. FrederickU.S. Representative, Marshalltown city councilman Joseph Kosinski(1974–xxxx) film director Mary Beth HurtActress Toby HussActor Lance Corporal Darwin Judge(1956–1975) One of the last two soldiers to be killed in theVietnam War. Dave LennoxInventor and businessman. FoundedLennoxfurnace manufacturing business in Marshalltown in 1895 Allie Morrison(1904–1966) American wrestler World andOlympicchampion. Jean SebergActress Lee Paul SiegFormer president of theUniversity of Washington Billy Sunday(1862–1935) aMajor League Baseballplayer and Christian evangelist of the early 20th century. Michelle ViethMexicansoap opera actress star Jessie Lynn GarciaHost ofSci-Fi NetworksRobot Wars from 2002-2003. Builds Robots for the Community. NO WIKI ARTICLE Ted G. KamatchusThe longest serving Sheriff in Marshall County History. Served as President of theNational Sheriffs' Association2006-2007. NO WIKI ARTICLE Jean Russell LarsonChildren's Books Author NO WIKI ARTICLE Modern Life is WarBand started in Marshalltown NOT A PERSON Nick Lane (musician)Trombonist forRod Stewart,Tom Petty,The Who,Maynard Ferguson,ChicagoNO WIKI ARTICLE Thugg LifeThe band was made of of local musicians Snuggles, Hugga and J.B. NOT A PERSON, NO WIKI ARTICLE Sister cities Marshalltown has two official sister cities.[citation needed]Budyonnovsk,Stavropol Krai,Russia Minami-Alps,Yamanashi prefecture,Japan