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Marion County

Also known as Marion County, West Virginia, Marion County, Virginia, Marion County, WV

county in West Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: West Virginia
Founded: January 14, 1842
Named after: Francis Marion
Seat: Fairmont
Largest city: Fairmont
Total: 312 sq mi (810 km )
Land: 309 sq mi (800 km )
Water: 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 0.9%
Estimate 2025: 55,584
Density: 182/sq mi (70.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: marioncountywv .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 56205
Area: 807
Official website: www.marioncountywv.com
Image: Marion County Courthouse Fairmont.jpg
Households: 23033

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Commons category: Marion County, West Virginia
water as percent of area: 0.9
native label: Marion County
inception: 1842-01-14
per capita income: 27763

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Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,205 and its county seat is Fairmont. The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion (ca. 1732–1795), known to history as "The Swamp Fox". Marion County comprises the Fairmont, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Morgantown–Fairmont, WV Combined Statistical Area.

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