# Marion County, Georgia

Marion County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,498. The county seat is Buena Vista. The county was created on December 14, 1827. The county was named for General Francis Marion of South Carolina.
Marion County is included in the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan statistical area.
The art site of Pasaquan is located in Marion County.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 367 square miles (950 km$^2$), of which 366 square miles (950 km$^2$) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km$^2$) (0.4%) is water.
The southern half of Marion County, roughly south of Buena Vista, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northwestern portion of the county is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The majority of the northeastern portion of Marion County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the larger ACF River Basin, with just very small portions of the northeastern border, most of which is bisected by State Route 127 south of Mauk, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.

### Major highways

* State Route 26
* State Route 30
* State Route 41
* State Route 41 Connector
* State Route 127
* State Route 137
* State Route 137 Spur
* State Route 153
* State Route 240
* State Route 240 Connector
* State Route 352
* State Route 355

### Adjacent counties

* Talbot County (north)
* Taylor County (northeast)
* Schley County (east)
* Sumter County (southeast)
* Webster County (south)
* Chattahoochee County (west)

## Communities
### City

* Buena Vista (county seat)

### Census-designated place

* Tazewell

### Unincorporated communities

* Juniper
* Mauk

## Demographics

Marion County racial composition as of 2020 :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,486 | 59.83% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,122 | 28.3% |
| Native American | 12 | 0.16% |
| Asian | 55 | 0.73% |
| Pacific Islander | 15 | 0.2% |
| Other/Mixed | 248 | 3.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 560 | 7.47% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,498 people, 3,408 households, and 2,396 families residing in the county.

## Education

The Marion County School District is the only school district in the county. It contains a primary school and a secondary school that serve students from preschool to grade 12.

## Politics

As with most Solid South counties, Marion County was dominated by the Democratic Party presidential level until 1964. Starting with the 2000s, the county has become consistently Republican at the presidential level, though by smaller margins than many rural counties in Georgia.
United States presidential election results for Marion County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 2,348 | 64.84% | 1,253 | 34.60% | 20 | 0.55% |
| 2020 | 2,275 | 62.74% | 1,312 | 36.18% | 39 | 1.08% |
| 2016 | 1,921 | 60.22% | 1,213 | 38.03% | 56 | 1.76% |
| 2012 | 1,733 | 54.51% | 1,412 | 44.42% | 34 | 1.07% |
| 2008 | 1,772 | 55.58% | 1,381 | 43.32% | 35 | 1.10% |
| 2004 | 1,670 | 56.48% | 1,275 | 43.12% | 12 | 0.41% |
| 2000 | 1,187 | 54.35% | 982 | 44.96% | 15 | 0.69% |
| 1996 | 678 | 37.23% | 977 | 53.65% | 166 | 9.12% |
| 1992 | 711 | 34.58% | 1,145 | 55.69% | 200 | 9.73% |
| 1988 | 804 | 48.67% | 844 | 51.09% | 4 | 0.24% |
| 1984 | 846 | 47.08% | 951 | 52.92% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 567 | 31.98% | 1,174 | 66.22% | 32 | 1.80% |
| 1976 | 291 | 18.13% | 1,314 | 81.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 850 | 83.83% | 164 | 16.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 186 | 14.51% | 247 | 19.27% | 849 | 66.22% |
| 1964 | 719 | 66.27% | 365 | 33.64% | 1 | 0.09% |
| 1960 | 154 | 19.27% | 645 | 80.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 158 | 20.36% | 618 | 79.64% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 182 | 21.85% | 651 | 78.15% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 45 | 8.32% | 283 | 52.31% | 213 | 39.37% |
| 1944 | 70 | 12.26% | 501 | 87.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 77 | 11.27% | 605 | 88.58% | 1 | 0.15% |
| 1936 | 62 | 12.84% | 420 | 86.96% | 1 | 0.21% |
| 1932 | 24 | 5.01% | 455 | 94.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 114 | 23.80% | 365 | 76.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 31 | 9.66% | 272 | 84.74% | 18 | 5.61% |
| 1920 | 180 | 43.27% | 236 | 56.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 96 | 20.51% | 330 | 70.51% | 42 | 8.97% |
| 1912 | 41 | 13.85% | 240 | 81.08% | 15 | 5.07% |