Marion County, Ohio

Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. In 2020, 65,359 people lived there. The county seat is Marion.

 History 
The county was founded on May 1, 1824 and is named for General Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion, a South Carolinian officer in the Revolutionary War.

 Geography 
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that  is land and  (0.1%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Ohio by total area.

 Bordering counties 
 Crawford County (northeast)
 Morrow County (east)
 Delaware County (south)
 Union County (southwest)
 Hardin County (west)
 Wyandot County (northwest)

 Demographics 

 2020 census 
The 2020 United States Census says that there were 65,359 people, 24,932 households, and 16,035 families living in the county.

 2010 census 
The 2010 United States Census says that there were 66,501 people, 24,691 households, and 16,837 families living in the county.

 Communities 

 City 
 Marion (county seat)

 Villages 
 Caledonia
 Green Camp
 LaRue
 Morral
 New Bloomington
 Prospect
 Waldo

 Townships 

 Big Island
 Bowling Green
 Claridon
 Grand
 Grand Prairie
 Green Camp
 Marion
 Montgomery
 Pleasant
 Prospect
 Richland
 Salt Rock
 Scott
 Tully
 Waldo

 Unincorporated communities 

 Bellaire Gardens
 Big Island
 Brush Ridge
 Centerville
 Claridon
 DeCliff
 Espyville
 Gast Corner
 Kirkpatrick
 Lynn
 Martel
 Meeker
 Oak Knoll
 Owens
 Tobias

 References 

 Other websites 

 Marion County Government website

Category:1820s establishments in Ohio
Category:1824 establishments in Ohio
Category:Ohio counties