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| Name | Marion |
| Alt names | Marion | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Marion District | source: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS45031550 |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 34.083°N 79.433°W |
| Located in | South Carolina, United States (1800 - ) |
| See also | Dillon, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Georgetown, South Carolina, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Georgetown (district), South Carolina, United States | | | Liberty (abolished county), South Carolina, United States | |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,062. Its county seat is Marion. It was created in 1785 and was originally known as Liberty County. However, four years later it was renamed Marion County, in honor Brigadier General Francis Marion, the famous "Swamp Fox" and a hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Timeline
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| 1790 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1800 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1915 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 6,914
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| 1810 | 8,884
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| 1820 | 10,201
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| 1830 | 11,208
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| 1840 | 13,932
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| 1850 | 17,407
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| 1860 | 21,190
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| 1870 | 22,160
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| 1880 | 34,107
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| 1890 | 29,976
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| 1900 | 35,181
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| 1910 | 20,596
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| 1920 | 23,721
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| 1930 | 27,221
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| 1940 | 30,107
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| 1950 | 33,110
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| 1960 | 32,014
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| 1970 | 30,270
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| 1980 | 34,179
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| 1990 | 33,899
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Marion County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.co.marion.sc.us
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