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Marion, Mississippi
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Location of Marion, Mississippi
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 Marion, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.92 sq mi (7.57 km2) |
| • Land | 2.91 sq mi (7.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,479 |
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1,495 |
| • Density | 513.22/sq mi (198.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
39342
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| Area code(s) | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-45160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673135 |
Marion is a town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is a northeastern suburb of Meridian, the county seat. The population of Marion was 1,479 at the 2010 census.
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History
The town was named for Francis Marion, a military leader known as the "Swamp Fox". Marion was Lauderdale County's seat from its founding to Reconstruction. Prior to the war, Marion was a prosperous town inhabited numerous planters and enslaved African Americans. In 1840, it had a drugstore, two blacksmith shops, six dry goods stores, and two academies (one for girls and another for boys). It also had at least one newspaper, the Lauderdale Republican.
In 1850, Congress donated land to Alabama and Mississippi in order to build the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, which bypassed Marion and constructed a station two miles to the southwest in a village called McLemore's Old Field (now Meridian, Mississippi). During the 1850s, land values in Lauderdale County increased by 176 percent, which allowed many non-slaveholding whites to purchase slaves to grow cotton, build roads, and clear the surrounding forests for cultivation. By 1860, Lauderdale County's enslaved population had more than doubled—a fact that fed support for secessionism after the election of Abraham Lincoln. On February 16, 1864, U.S. Army forces commanded by General William T. Sherman raided Marion and destroyed the railroad connecting it to Meridian. In 1870, voters opted to move the county seat from Marion to Meridian, which had expanded rapidly since the end of the Civil War.
Geography
Marion is located at 32°25′20″N 88°38′50″W / 32.42222°N 88.64722°W (32.422182, -88.647323).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), of which 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) is land and 0.34% is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 347 | — | |
| 1980 | 771 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,359 | 76.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,305 | −4.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,479 | 13.3% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 1,495 | 1.1% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 684 | 39.06% |
| Black or African American | 922 | 52.66% |
| Asian | 40 | 2.28% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.11% |
| Other/Mixed | 44 | 2.51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 3.37% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,751 people, 667 households, and 436 families residing in the town.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Marion has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
See also
In Spanish: Marion (Misisipi) para niños
