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- 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 in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,418. Its county seat is Fairmont. The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion (ca. 1732–1795), known to history as "The Swamp Fox".
Marion County comprises the Fairmont, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Morgantown–Fairmont, WV Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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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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| 1850 | 10,552
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| 1860 | 12,722
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| 1870 | 12,107
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| 1880 | 17,198
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| 1890 | 20,721
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| 1900 | 32,430
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| 1910 | 42,794
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| 1920 | 54,571
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| 1930 | 66,655
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| 1940 | 68,683
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| 1950 | 71,521
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| 1960 | 63,717
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| 1970 | 61,356
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| 1980 | 65,789
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| 1990 | 57,249
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