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
Seal of Marion County, Ohio
Map
Map of Ohio highlighting Marion County
Location in the state of Ohio
Map of the USA highlighting Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded May 1, 1824
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
County flag Flag of Marion County, Ohio

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

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
18306,551
184014,765125.4%
185012,618−14.5%
186015,49022.8%
187016,1844.5%
188020,56527.1%
189024,72720.2%
190028,67816.0%
191033,97118.5%
192042,00423.6%
193045,4208.1%
194044,898−1.1%
195049,95911.3%
196060,22120.5%
197064,7247.5%
198067,9745.0%
199064,274−5.4%
200066,2173.0%
201066,5010.4%
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

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Marion County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.
  5. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  6. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  7. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  8. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  9. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  10. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  11. "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-27.

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