Marion

Also known as Marion, Illinois, Marion, IL

city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
Counties: Williamson , Johnson
Founded: August 21, 1839
City: 14.62 sq mi (37.86 km )
Land: 14.40 sq mi (37.30 km )
Water: 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km ) 1.42%
Elevation: 440 ft (130 m)
Density: 1,170.2/sq mi (451.83/km )
Metro: 132,693 (Carbondale-Marion-Herrin IL CSA)
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area codes: 618, 730
Fips: 17-46916
Website: cityofmarionil .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Marion
Population: 16855
Area: 41.992863
Elevation: 158
Official website: www.cityofmarionil.gov
Image: Marionillinoistownsquare.JPG
Households: 7873
Dialing code: 618

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Commons category: Marion, Illinois
postal code: 62959
P8168: Velikaya Okhta
inception: 1839-08-21
water as percent of area: 1.3992
per capita income: 29475

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Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.

Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. The city is part of the Marion-Herrin micropolitan area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois combined statistical area with 123,272 residents, the sixth-most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.