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Marion County
Marion County courthouse in Columbia
Marion County courthouse in Columbia
Flag of Marion County
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Map of Mississippi highlighting Marion County
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Map of the United States highlighting Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Mississippi
Founded 1811
Named for Francis Marion
Seat Columbia
Largest city Columbia
Area
 • Total 549 sq mi (1,420 km2)
 • Land 542 sq mi (1,400 km2)
 • Water 6.2 sq mi (16 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 24,441
 • Density 44.52/sq mi (17.189/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 3rd

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,441. Its county seat is Columbia. Marion County is named for American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader Francis Marion also known as The Swamp Fox.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 549 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 542 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 6.2 square miles (16 km2) (1.1%) is water.

Major highways

  • US 98.svg U.S. Highway 98
  • Circle sign 13.svg Mississippi Highway 13
  • Circle sign 35.svg Mississippi Highway 35
  • Circle sign 43.svg Mississippi Highway 43
  • Circle sign 44.svg Mississippi Highway 44

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1820 3,116
1830 3,691 18.5%
1840 3,830 3.8%
1850 4,410 15.1%
1860 4,686 6.3%
1870 4,211 −10.1%
1880 6,901 63.9%
1890 9,532 38.1%
1900 13,501 41.6%
1910 15,599 15.5%
1920 17,144 9.9%
1930 19,923 16.2%
1940 24,085 20.9%
1950 23,967 −0.5%
1960 23,293 −2.8%
1970 22,871 −1.8%
1980 25,708 12.4%
1990 25,544 −0.6%
2000 25,595 0.2%
2010 27,088 5.8%
2020 24,441 −9.8%
2023 (est.) 24,224 −10.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2013
Marion County racial composition as of 2020
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 15,721 64.32%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,583 31.03%
Native American 42 0.17%
Asian 65 0.27%
Other/Mixed 624 2.55%
Hispanic or Latino 406 1.66%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,441 people, 9,483 households, and 5,863 families residing in the county.

Communities

City

  • Columbia (county seat & only incorporated place)

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

  • Bunker Hill
  • Cheraw
  • Expose, an unincorporated area of Marion County that was founded by Harry Solomon Expose (born 1861), a community leader who owned a general store and served as postmaster. Monroe Work's Negro Yearbook listed it among "Negro Towns and Settlements in the United States." Football great Walter Payton's mom Alyne Sibley Payton was born in Expose on January 14, 1926.
  • Good Hope
  • Goss
  • Hopewell
  • Hub
  • Morgantown
  • Sandy Hook

Notable people

  • Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), "Father of Modern Rodeo," Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, producer of Marion County's first rodeo in 1935
  • Charles C. Bass (1875–1975), "Father of Preventive Dentistry"; researcher in tropical medicine
  • Charles Coleman (American football) (born 1963), American football player
  • Logan Cooke - NFL punter
  • Peggy Dow, American actress
  • Walter Payton, American football player

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Condado de Marion (Misisipi) para niños

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