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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 Marion is the Seat for Marion County.

Marion County was founded August 30, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Marion had a population of 11,884 people. This is a decrease of 6.21% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,671 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marion represented 0.44% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Marion County:

  • Burns
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns is located in Marion County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Durham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham is located in Marion County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goessel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goessel is located in Marion County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lehigh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lehigh is located in Marion County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Lincolnville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville is located in Marion County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Lost Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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    • Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marion is located in Marion County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Peabody
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Peabody is located in Marion County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
      • Former name for Peabody:
      • Coneburgh
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <2>
    • Ramona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ramona is located in Marion County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Ramona has also been known as:
      • Ramona Station
    • Tampa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tampa is located in Marion County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <2>

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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