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| Name | Marion |
| Alt names | Marion | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 31.233°N 89.833°W |
| Located in | Mississippi, United States (1811 - ) |
| See also | Amite, Mississippi, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Franklin, Mississippi, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lamar, Mississippi, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pearl River, Mississippi, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Walthall, Mississippi, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, Mississippi, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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 Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,088. Its county seat is Columbia. Marion County is named for American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader Francis Marion also known as The Swamp Fox.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1811 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1820 | 3,116
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| 1830 | 3,691
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| 1840 | 3,830
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| 1850 | 4,410
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| 1860 | 4,686
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| 1870 | 4,211
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| 1880 | 6,901
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| 1890 | 9,532
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| 1900 | 13,501
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| 1910 | 15,599
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| 1920 | 17,144
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| 1930 | 19,923
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| 1940 | 24,085
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| 1950 | 23,967
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| 1960 | 23,293
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| 1970 | 22,871
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| 1980 | 25,708
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| 1990 | 25,544
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msmarion/
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