Marion County, Alabama
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Marion County | |
|---|---|
 Marion County Courthouse in Hamilton | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′11″N 87°53′03″W / 34.136388888889°N 87.884166666667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | February 13, 1818 |
| Named for | Francis Marion |
| Seat | Hamilton |
| Largest city | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 744 sq mi (1,930 km2) |
| • Land | 742 sq mi (1,920 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 29,883 |
| • Density | 41/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | marioncountyalabama |
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Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,776.[1] The county seat is Hamilton.[2] The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina who was known as "The Swamp Fox."[3]
Marion County is in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses 743 square miles (1,920 km2).
History[change | change source]
The county was created on February 13, 1818. The county seat was originally founded in Pikeville in 1820, and moved to Hamilton in 1881.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.