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Marion County
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county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- April 1, 1822
- Named after
- Francis Marion
- Seat
- Indianapolis
- Largest city
- Indianapolis
- Total
- 403.01 sq mi (1,043.8 km )
- Land
- 396.30 sq mi (1,026.4 km )
- Water
- 6.71 sq mi (17.4 km )
- Estimate 2025
- 992,196
- Density
- 2,465.8/sq mi (952.06/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 6th , 7th
- Website
- www .indy .gov /eGov /County
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Francis Marion
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Indiana
- Contains
- Southport
- Capital
- Indianapolis
- Population
- 977203
- Area
- 1044
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Boone County
- Official website
- www.indy.gov/eGov/County
- Image
- City-County Building (Indianapolis) exterior.jpg
- Households
- 377695
Show 10 more facts
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Marion County, Indiana
- inception
- 1822-00-00
- Commons category
- Marion County, Indiana
- topic's main category
- Category:Marion County, Indiana
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Marion County, Indiana
- different from
- Marion County
- water as percent of area
- 1.66
- native label
- Marion County
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Marion County, Indiana
- per capita income
- 30013
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
Marion County is located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 977,203, making it the 54th-most populous county in the U.S., the most populous county in the state, and the main population center of the 11-county Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood MSA in central Indiana. Indianapolis is the county seat, the state capital, and most populous city. Marion County is consolidated with Indianapolis through an entity known as Unigov.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marion County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.