Marion County, Kentucky

Marion County
Marion County courthouse in Lebanon
Marion County courthouse in Lebanon
Map of Kentucky highlighting Marion County
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°33′N 85°16′W / 37.55°N 85.27°W / 37.55; -85.27
Country United States
State Kentucky
Founded1834
Named forFrancis Marion
SeatLebanon
Largest cityLebanon
Area
 • Total347 sq mi (900 km2)
 • Land343 sq mi (890 km2)
 • Water3.9 sq mi (10 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,581
 • Estimate 
(2023)
19,834 Increase
 • Density56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.marioncounty.ky.gov

Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,581.[1] Its county seat is Lebanon.[2] The county was founded in 1834 and named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War hero known as the "Swamp Fox".[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ E., Kleber, John; Kentucky, University Press of; Policy, Institute for Regional Analysis and Public; Library, Camden-Carroll; University, Morehead State (2000). "The Kentucky Encyclopedia". www.kyenc.org. Retrieved July 4, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last3= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
  5. ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 538. ISBN 9780722249208.