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Summary for Marion

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Located in: Lauderdale County (see below)

Time Zone: Marion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 601 & 769<1>

Elevation: 400 feet [121.92 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Marion)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	1,501 (1.49% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,479 (13.33% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,305

Total Area:<4> 2.92 sq. miles [7.6 km²]

Housing Units:<5> 700

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Marion:

Lat: 32.427200° (or 32°25'37" N)

Lon: -88.650200° (or -88°39'0" W)

USGS Topo Map: Meridian North<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Marion

GNIS ID: 2406101

FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 45160

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Marion)

About Lauderdale County

The town of Meridian is the County Seat for Lauderdale County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lauderdale)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	74,125 (7.8% decrease since 2010)
2010	80,396 (2.86% increase since 2000)
2000:	78,161

Total Area: 715 sq. miles [1,852.2 km²] - of which 1.61% is water (11.52 sq. miles [29.8 km²])

Housing Units: 34,698

Official Website: https://www.lauderdalecounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lauderdale

GNIS ID: 695761

FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 075

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Marion)

About Mississippi

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	2,978,227 (0.37% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,967,297 (4.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,844,658

Websites for State of Mississippi

Official Website: https://www.ms.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmississippi.org/

Parks: https://www.mdwfp.com/

Fishing: https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/

Hunting: https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi

GNIS ID: 1779790

FIPS State: 28

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Marion)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Marion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Marion area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Marion. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Marion, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Marion.