Marion County, Alabama
county in Alabama, United States
Marion County is a county in 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 named in honor of General Francis Marion (1732–1795), an American Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina who was known as "The Swamp Fox."[3]
Marion County | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| • Total | 29,341 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | marioncountyalabama |
Marion County is in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses 743 square miles (1,920 km2).
History
changeThe county was created on February 13, 1818. The county seat was originally founded in Pikeville in 1820, and moved to Hamilton in 1881.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Marion County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.