Marion County, Ohio
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. In 2020, 65,359 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Marion.[2]
| Marion County, Ohio | |
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 Location in the state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | May 1, 1824 |
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| Seat | Marion |
| Largest City | Marion |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
404 sq mi (1,046 km²) 404 sq mi (1,046 km²) 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), 0.1% |
| Population - (2020) - Density |
65,359 auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.co.marion.oh.us | |
| Named for: Francis Marion | |
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History
The county was founded on May 1, 1824[3] and is named for General Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion, a South Carolinian officer in the Revolutionary War.[4]
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 404 square miles (1,050 km2). Of that 404 square miles (1,050 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.1%) is water.[5] It is the fifth-smallest county in Ohio by total area.
Bordering counties
- Crawford County (northeast)
- Morrow County (east)
- Delaware County (south)
- Union County (southwest)
- Hardin County (west)
- Wyandot County (northwest)
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 6,551 | ||
| 1840 | 14,765 | 125.4% | |
| 1850 | 12,618 | −14.5% | |
| 1860 | 15,490 | 22.8% | |
| 1870 | 16,184 | 4.5% | |
| 1880 | 20,565 | 27.1% | |
| 1890 | 24,727 | 20.2% | |
| 1900 | 28,678 | 16.0% | |
| 1910 | 33,971 | 18.5% | |
| 1920 | 42,004 | 23.6% | |
| 1930 | 45,420 | 8.1% | |
| 1940 | 44,898 | −1.1% | |
| 1950 | 49,959 | 11.3% | |
| 1960 | 60,221 | 20.5% | |
| 1970 | 64,724 | 7.5% | |
| 1980 | 67,974 | 5.0% | |
| 1990 | 64,274 | −5.4% | |
| 2000 | 66,217 | 3.0% | |
| 2010 | 66,501 | 0.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2020[1] | |||
2020 census
The 2020 United States Census says that there were 65,359 people, 24,932 households, and 16,035 families living in the county.[1][10]
2010 census
The 2010 United States Census says that there were 66,501 people, 24,691 households, and 16,837 families living in the county.[11]
Communities
City
- Marion (county seat)
Villages
Townships
- Big Island
- Bowling Green
- Claridon
- Grand
- Grand Prairie
- Green Camp
- Marion
- Montgomery
- Pleasant
- Prospect
- Richland
- Salt Rock
- Scott
- Tully
- Waldo
Unincorporated communities
- Bellaire Gardens
- Big Island
- Brush Ridge
- Centerville
- Claridon
- DeCliff
- Espyville
- Gast Corner
- Kirkpatrick
- Lynn
- Martel
- Meeker
- Oak Knoll
- Owens
- Tobias
Marion County, Ohio Media
Map of Marion County, Ohio with municipal and township labels
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 QuickFacts: Marion County, OhioUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Ohio: Individual County Chronologies. Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (2007)The Newberry Library. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (1905)U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.
- ↑ 2010 Census Gazetteer Files (August 22, 2012)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Decennial CensusUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Historical Census BrowserUniversity of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 (March 27, 1995)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 (April 2, 2001)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPEUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ↑ DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile DataUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-27.