Marion County, Mississippi
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, 24,441 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Columbia.[2] The county is named for American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader Francis Marion also known as The Swamp Fox.[3]
| Marion County, Mississippi | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Mississippi | |
 Mississippi's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1811 |
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| Seat | Columbia |
| Largest City | Columbia |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
549 sq mi (1,422 km²) 542 sq mi (1,404 km²) 6.2 sq mi (16 km²), 1.1 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.marioncountyms.com | |
| Named for: Francis Marion | |
| County flag | 
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References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Marion County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.
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