Marion, Kansas

Marion, Kansas
Marion County Courthouse (2009)
Location within Marion County and Kansas
Location within Marion County and Kansas
KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°21′17″N 97°00′29″W / 38.35472°N 97.00806°W / 38.35472; -97.00806[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarion
TownshipCentre
Platted1866, 1871, 1873
Incorporated1875
Named forFrancis Marion
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorMichael Powers[2]
Area
 • Total
2.70 sq mi (6.98 km2)
 • Land2.69 sq mi (6.96 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation1,342 ft (409 m)
Population
 • Total
1,922
 • Density710/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66861
Area code620
FIPS code20-44750[1]
GNIS ID485619[1]
Websitemarionks.net

Marion is a city in, and the county seat of, Marion County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,922.[4] The city was named in honor of Francis Marion, a brigadier general of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox".[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion, Kansas
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marion-CityCouncil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Marion, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Blue Skyways – A service of the State Library of Kansas". Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.