Marion
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county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Perry
- Named after
- Francis Marion
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Total
- 10.66 sq mi (27.61 km )
- Land
- 10.57 sq mi (27.37 km )
- Water
- 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
- Elevation
- 361 ft (110 m)
- Density
- 300.5/sq mi (116.02/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 01-46768
- Website
- www .cityofmarional .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marion had a population of 3,176. First known as Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed for a hero of the American Revolution, Francis Marion.
Two colleges, Judson College and Marion Military Institute, are located in Marion. This is noted in the city's welcome sign referring to Marion as "The College City".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.