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Also known as Marion, Alabama, Marion, AL

county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alabama
County
Perry
Named after
Francis Marion
Type
Mayor-Council
Total
10.66 sq mi (27.61 km )
Land
10.57 sq mi (27.37 km )
Water
0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
Elevation
361 ft (110 m)
Density
300.5/sq mi (116.02/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
01-46768
Website
www .cityofmarional .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Marion
Located in
Perry County
Population
3176
Area
27.607755
Elevation
114
Capital of
Perry County
Official website
marionalabama.org
Image
Old Marion City Hall.jpg
Households
832
Dialing code
334
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Commons category
Marion, Alabama
postal code
36756
category of associated people
Category:People from Marion, Alabama
topic's main category
Category:Marion, Alabama
different from
Marion
water as percent of area
0.8785
P8168
CBI
water area
0.242543
per capita income
11927
mean age
36.1
native label
Marion
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Encyclopedic overview

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marion had a population of 3,176. First known as Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed for a hero of the American Revolution, Francis Marion.

Two colleges, Judson College and Marion Military Institute, are located in Marion. This is noted in the city's welcome sign referring to Marion as "The College City".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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