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Welcome to Marion County ...

Time Zone: Marion County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hamilton is the Seat for Marion County.

Marion County was founded in 1818 and was created by taking area from Tuscaloosa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Marion had a population of 29,709 people. This is a decrease of 3.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 30,816 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marion represented 0.64% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Marion County:

  • Bear Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brilliant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Guin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <2>
  • Hackleburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hackleburg is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Twin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Twin is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Winfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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