Marion County

Also known as Marion County, Ohio, Marion County, OH

county in Ohio, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Ohio
Founded: February 20, 1820
Named after: Francis Marion
Seat: Marion
Largest city: Marion
Total: 404 sq mi (1,050 km )
Land: 404 sq mi (1,050 km )
Water: 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.1%
Estimate 2025: 65,115
Density: 162/sq mi (62.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 4th
Website: www .co .marion .oh .us

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Wikidata facts

Population: 65359
Area: 1047
Official website: www.co.marion.oh.us
Image: Marion County Ohio Courthouse.jpg
Households: 24617
Licence plate code: 51

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Commons category: Marion County, Ohio
inception: 1824-05-01
water as percent of area: 0.1
native label: Marion County
per capita income: 25899

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Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,359. Its county seat is Marion. The county was erected by the state of Ohio on February 20, 1820 and later reorganized in 1824. It is named for General Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion, a South Carolinian officer in the Revolutionary War. Marion County comprises the Marion, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area.

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