| Marion, Louisiana | |
| Official Name: | Town of Marion |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 32.9017°N -92.2433°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kenneth W. Franklin (R) (outgoing) Danny A. Smith (I) (elected 2018)[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council: |
| Leader Name1: | Mark Andrews (R) Rhonda Davis (D) Eugene "Bubba" Hoggatt (R) Jeffrey Kirkland (R) Lindsey Franklin Redd (R) Bobbie J. Wayne (D) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.34 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.31 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.21 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 180 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 623 |
| Population Density Km2: | 74.93 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 194.08 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-48645 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Marion is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 765 at the 2010 census, a decrease from 806 at the 2000 census. This population includes the village of Truxno in the northwestern corner of the city limits. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Little is known about the early history of Marion, but it is believed that the first settlers of the area were the family of a man named David Stewart who came from Marion, Alabama in 1832. This has caused confusion as some sources state this is how the town got its name, while others argue it was named after the Lieutenant colonel and later Brigadier General Francis Marion of the American Revolutionary War. Also known as the "swamp fox".[3]
Marion was a part of Ouachita Parish until 1839 when it became a part of the new Union Parish.[4]
Marion was incorporated as a town in 1852.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2sqmi, of which, 3.2sqmi of it is land and 0.31% is water.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 232 | 37.24% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 361 | 57.95% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.16% | |
| Other/Mixed | 22 | 3.53% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.12% |
Residents were assigned to Union Parish Public Schools' Marion High School (K-12) until June 2013, when the school closed down due to a lack of students in the 2012–13 school year. Marion students since the 2013–14 academic season go to the Union Parish High School located in Farmerville, Louisiana.