Welcome to Marion ...The city of Marion is located Marion is located in Guadalupe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Marion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877. When the people of Marion refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Marionite<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Marion has a population of 1,243 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Marion is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Marion lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Marion: 830 The ZIP code for Marion: 78124<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marion had an population of 1,243 people. This is an increase of 16.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Marion had a population of 1,066 people. This makes Marion the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,066 people, the population of Marion decreased 3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,099 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Marion. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Marion - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marion. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marion. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marion. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marion. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion. See our Newspapers Page for Marion. Looking for more information about Marion? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Marion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marion. We originally found mention of Marion in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Marion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Marion.
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