Marion County, Alabama
Marion County | |
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 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 | |
| • Total | 29,341 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | marioncountyalabama |
Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,341.[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]- 1 2 "QuickFacts: Marion County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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