Marion County, Alabama
county in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Coordinates: 34°08′11″N 87°53′03″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 |
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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).