Marion County
Also known as Marion County, Kentucky, Marion County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Francis Marion
- Seat
- Lebanon
- Largest city
- Lebanon
- Judge executive
- David R. Daugherty (D)
- Total
- 347 sq mi (900 km )
- Land
- 343 sq mi (890 km )
- Water
- 3.9 sq mi (10 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,115
- Density
- 57.1/sq mi (22.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,581. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was founded in 1834 and named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War hero known as the "Swamp Fox".
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