Marion, Louisiana

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Marion, Louisiana
Town
Town of Marion
Union Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marion Highlighted.svg
Location of Marion in Union Parish, Louisiana.
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°54′06″N92°14′36″W / 32.90167°N 92.24333°W / 32.90167; -92.24333
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Union
Government
  MayorKenneth W. Franklin (R) (outgoing)
Danny A. Smith (I) (elected 2018) [1]
  Town Council:Mark Andrews (R)

Rhonda Davis (D)
Eugene "Bubba" Hoggatt (R)
Jeffrey Kirkland (R)
Lindsey Franklin Redd (R)

Bobbie J. Wayne (D)

Contents

[1]
Area
[2]
  Total
3.22 sq mi (8.34 km2)
  Land3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
180 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
623
  Density194.08/sq mi (74.93/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
FIPS code 22-48645
Website www.townofmarionla.com

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.

History

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]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which, 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) of it is land and 0.31% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 226
1920 37164.2%
1930 44419.7%
1940 4818.3%
1950 68542.4%
1960 6850.0%
1970 79616.2%
1980 98924.2%
1990 775−21.6%
2000 8064.0%
2010 765−5.1%
2020 623−18.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
Marion racial composition as of 2020 [7]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)23237.24%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)36157.95%
Native American 10.16%
Other/Mixed 223.53%
Hispanic or Latino 71.12%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 623 people, 294 households, and 211 families residing in the town.

Education

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.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Returns: Union Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "Profile for Marion, Louisiana". ePodunk . Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  4. Hudson, T. D. "A Brief History of the European Settlement of Union Parish Louisiana 1540 – 1850". The USGenWeb Project. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. "History of Calcasieu Parish". Calcasieu Parish. Website Design by Granicus - Connecting People and Government. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.