Marion, Wisconsin

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Marion, Wisconsin
City
Shawano County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marion Highlighted.svg
Location of Marion in Waupaca (below) and Shawano (above) counties, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°40′21″N88°53′11″W / 44.67250°N 88.88639°W / 44.67250; -88.88639
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
Counties Waupaca, Shawano
Incorporated (village)December 12, 1898
Incorporated (city)July 29, 1939 [1]
Government
 • MayorChristopher Goke
Area
[2]
 • Total2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2)
 • Land2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation
[3]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total1,324
 • Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 715 & 534
FIPS code 55-49400 [5]
GNIS feature ID1569041 [3]
Website cityofmarionwi.gov

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.

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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°40′21″N88°53′11″W / 44.67250°N 88.88639°W / 44.67250; -88.88639 (44.672573, -88.886284). [9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.58 square miles (6.68 km2), of which, 2.45 square miles (6.35 km2) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) is water. [10] Most of the city lies in Waupaca County, with only a small portion extending into Shawano County.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 161—
1890 470191.9%
1900 60228.1%
1910 79832.6%
1920 8759.6%
1930 99213.4%
1940 1,0344.2%
1950 1,1188.1%
1960 1,2007.3%
1970 1,2181.5%
1980 1,34810.7%
1990 1,242−7.9%
2000 1,2974.4%
2010 1,260−2.9%
2020 1,3245.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Data System". Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations. 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Waupaca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 99.
  8. ↑ "Amish Population in the United States by State, County, and Settlement, 2024" (PDF). Amish Studies. 2024. p. 13. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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