Marion County | |
|---|---|
 Marion County Courthouse in Hamilton | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°08′11″N 87°53′03″W / 34.136388888889°N 87.884166666667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | February 13, 1818 |
| Named for | Francis Marion |
| Seat | Hamilton |
| Largest city | Hamilton |
| Area | |
• Total | 744 sq mi (1,930 km2) |
| • Land | 742 sq mi (1,920 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 29,341 |
• Estimate (2023) | 29,244  |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | marioncountyalabama |
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Marion County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 29,341.[1] The county seat is Hamilton.[2] The county was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on February 13, 1818. The county seat was originally established in Pikeville in 1820, and moved to Hamilton in 1881. The county was named by planter and US Indian agent John Dabney Terrell, Sr., in recognition of General Francis Marion of South Carolina.[3][4]
Marion County is located in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses 743 square miles (1,920 km2). The county is a prohibition or dry county, however, the sale of alcohol is permitted within the cities of Guin, Hamilton, and Winfield.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ The Heritage of Marion County, Alabama (2 ed.). Clanton, Al.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, County Heritage, & The Marion County Heritage. 2000. p. 1. ISBN 1-891647-28-8.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.