Marion, Kentucky
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1870	102	—
1880	833	716.7%
1890	840	0.8%
1900	1,064	26.7%
1910	1,627	52.9%
1920	1,718	5.6%
1930	1,892	10.1%
1940	2,163	14.3%
1950	2,375	9.8%
1960	2,468	3.9%
1970	3,008	21.9%
1980	3,392	12.8%
1990	3,320	−2.1%
2000	3,196	−3.7%
2010	3,039	−4.9%
2016 (est.)	2,981	[2]	−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

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