Marion County, Alabama

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]

Marion County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
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  (2020)[1]
• Total	29,341
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	marioncountyalabama.org

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).

History

The county was created on February 13, 1818. The county seat was originally founded in Pikeville in 1820, and moved to Hamilton in 1881.