Marshville, North Carolina

Marshville is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 2,596 at the 2014 census.GeographyMarshville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1sqmi, of which, 2.0sqmi of it is land and 0.49% is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,402 people, 809 households, and 581 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,151.4 people per square mile (444.5/km²). There were 868 housing units at an average density of 423.5 per square mile (163.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48% White, 45.3% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 4% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.22% of the population.There were 812 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.36.