Marion

Also known as Marion, Kansas, Marion, KS

city in and the county seat of Marion County, Kansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kansas
County: Marion
Township: Centre
Platted: 1866, 1871, 1873
Named after: Francis Marion
Type: Mayor–Council
Mayor: Michael Powers
Total: 2.69 sq mi (6.98 km )
Land: 2.69 sq mi (6.96 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 1,342 ft (409 m)
Density: 715/sq mi (276/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 20-44750
Website: marionks.net

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Marion
Population: 1922
Area: 7.742474
Elevation: 400
Official website: www.marionks.net
Image: Downtown marion kansas 2009.jpg
Households: 824
Dialing code: 620

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P8168: Cabiate
inception: 1860-00-00
Commons category: Marion, Kansas
postal code: 66861
water as percent of area: 0.2566
per capita income: 23696

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Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,922. The city was named in honor of Francis Marion, a brigadier general of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox".

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