Marion, Iowa
Marion, Iowa Marion Town Hall Marion Town Hall Location in the State of Iowa Location in the State of Iowa Marion, Iowa is positioned in the US Marion, Iowa - Marion, Iowa Website City of Marion Marion is a town/city in Linn County, Iowa, United States.
The populace was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was 34,768 at the 2010 census, an increase of 32.2%. The town/city is positioned next to Cedar Rapids and part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town was titled after Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War.
The site was chose in 1839 to be the first governmental center of county of the newly organized Linn County, Iowa.
After years of debate over moving the governmental center of county to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, it was put to a vote in 1919.
Marion is positioned at 42 2 16 N 91 35 35 W (42.037649, 91.592925). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.06 square miles (41.60 km2), of which, 16.05 square miles (41.57 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. United States Enumeration Bureau.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.7% White, 2.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 1.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 14,108 homeholds of which 34.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families.
28.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
26.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.3% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.01% White, 0.60% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other competitions, and 0.84% from two or more competitions.
There were 10,458 homeholds out of which 34.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families.
Age spread:26.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 3.9% of families and 5.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
The Swamp Fox Festival and Parade is a celebration of the past and the present, the annual Swamp Fox Festival honors Marion's namesake and Revolutionary War hero, Francis Marion, aka the Swamp Fox.
The Uptown Marion Market features fresh produce, baked goods, honey, flowers, plants, meat, wines, and an array of artisan items.
Indian Creek Golf and Country Club The 9-hole private course and Country Club facility in Marion, Iowa opened in 1926 features 2,680 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 34 .
Marion is served by two enhance school districts, the two districts have discussed merging on a number of occasions, dating back to the 1950s.
Marion Independent School District encompasses much of the south and east sides of Marion.
Linn-Mar Community School District includes territory primarily on Marion's north, west, and far east sides and areas of Cedar Rapids.
Linn-Mar is one of the quickest burgeoning school systems in the state of Iowa.
Being part of the Cedar Rapids urbane region Marion people have access to all of the advanced education opportunities that are available in the area.
The Gazette is the major daily journal for the Cedar Rapids / Marion metro area.
The Marion Times is weekly journal primarily covering Marion Community and School news. City of Marion.
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Iowa, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009".
"Weather.com Marion, Iowa".
"Marion Historical Society".
"Marion Arts Festival".
Marion Iowa Website Design.
City of Marion.
"Marion Chamber of Commerce".
St Joseph Catholic School Profile | Marion, Iowa (IA).
Grace Baptist Academy Profile | Marion, Iowa (IA).
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City Data Statistical Data and more about Marion, Iowa The History of Linn county, Iowa not authored Western Historical Company (1878 copyright expired) This searchable and pdf downloadable book was scanned into the enhance domain by Google books.
History of Linn County Iowa by Luther A.
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Marion, Iowa - Cities in Iowa - Cities in Linn County, Iowa - Cedar Rapids urbane region - Populated places established in 1839 - 1839 establishments in Iowa Territory
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