Marion
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city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Counties
- Williamson , Johnson
- Founded
- August 21, 1839
- City
- 14.62 sq mi (37.86 km )
- Land
- 14.40 sq mi (37.30 km )
- Water
- 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km ) 1.42%
- Elevation
- 440 ft (130 m)
- Density
- 1,170.2/sq mi (451.83/km )
- Metro
- 132,693 (Carbondale-Marion-Herrin IL CSA)
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area codes
- 618, 730
- Fips
- 17-46916
- Website
- cityofmarionil .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.
Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. The city is part of the Marion-Herrin micropolitan area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois combined statistical area with 123,272 residents, the sixth-most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
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