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Marshall, Virginia | |
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| Coordinates:38°51′53″N77°51′28″W / 38.86472°N 77.85778°W /38.86472; -77.85778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fauquier |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2) |
| • Land | 2.88 sq mi (7.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 685 ft (209 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,480 |
| • Density | 513/sq mi (198.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20115 |
| FIPS code | 51-49656 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495902 |
Marshall is acensus-designated place (CDP) in northwesternFauquier County,Virginia, United States. The population as of 2024 was 3,292.[1]
Marshall was originally known as "Salem". It became Marshall after a short-livedincorporation. It is named afterJohn Marshall, the formerUnited States Supreme CourtChief Justice who grew up atOak Hill in nearbyDelaplane.[2]
Marshall is home to the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation, as well as theNumber 18 School in Marshall, which was the lastone-room school in Fauquier County. Originally a whites-only schoolhouse, it was a blacks-only schoolhouse until it closed in the 1960s as a result ofdesegregation. It has been restored, and school groups often visit.
TheAshville Historic District,Marshall Historic District,Morgantown Historic District, Number 18 School in Marshall, andWaveland are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[3]
Marshall is centered alongState Route 55 between two exits onInterstate 66. Via I-66 it is 50 miles (80 km) east toWashington, D.C., and 20 miles (32 km) west toFront Royal.U.S. Route 17 runs south from Marshall 12 miles (19 km) toWarrenton, the Fauquier County seat.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Marshall CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.23%, is water.[4] The community sits on a low watershed divide: the north and west sides of town drain north towardGoose Creek, a tributary of thePotomac River, while the south side drains south via Carter Run to theRappahannock River.
Although Marshall has historically been an agricultural community, its designation as one of nine service districts within Fauquier County,[5] and the only one in northern Fauquier County, has resulted in a unique set of business and professional service offerings to the mostly equestrian and agricultural interests in the surrounding region.[clarification needed]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 1,480 | — | |
| 2020 | 1,854 | 25.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7] 2020 | |||
Marshall was first listed as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census.[7]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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