Marion, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Marion, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Waupaca, Shawano
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Christopher Goke
Established Title:Incorporated (village)
Established Date:December 12, 1898
Established Title2:Incorporated (city)
Established Date2:July 29, 1939[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:6.71
Area Land Km2:6.35
Area Water Km2:0.36
Area Total Sq Mi:2.59
Area Land Sq Mi:2.45
Area Water Sq Mi:0.14
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:1324
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[4]
Elevation M:259
Elevation Ft:850
Coordinates:44.6725°N -88.8864°W
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:55-49400[5]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1569041

Marion is a city in Shawano and Waupaca counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,324 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Marion has been in operation since 1880.[6] The city was named for Francis Marion, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.[7]

Marion is home to a sizeable Amish community, who settled there in 1995. As of 2024, the town had 575 Amish residents divided between five church districts.[8]

Geography

Marion is located at 44.6725°N -88.8864°W (44.672573, -88.886284).[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.58sqmi, of which, 2.45sqmi is land and 0.13sqmi is water.[10] Most of the city lies in Waupaca County, with only a small portion extending into Shawano County.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,324 people residing in the city. 1,310 lived in the Waupaca County portion, and 14 in Shawano County portion.

References

  1. Web site: Municipal Data System. 2024-11-07. Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations. 2024.
  2. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2012-11-18.
  4. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  6. Web site: Waupaca County . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 March 2015.
  7. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 99.
  8. Web site: 2024 . Amish Population in the United States by State, County, and Settlement, 2024  . 24 October 2024 . Amish Studies . 13.
  9. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  10. Web site: US Gazetteer files 2010. United States Census Bureau. 2012-11-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt. 2012-01-25.

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