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Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States. [2] As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 3,686, up 4.8% over 2000. First known as Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed for a hero of the American Revolution, Francis Marion.
The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2). The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
Georgia–South Carolina: 111 sq mi 287 km 2: man-made 49 Bear Lake: Idaho–Utah: 109 sq mi 282 km 2: natural 50 Lake Guntersville: Alabama: 108 sq mi 280 km 2: man-made 51 Lake St. Francis: New York–Ontario–Quebec: 105 sq mi 272 km 2: man-made [15] 51 Wheeler Lake: Alabama: 105 sq mi 272 km 2: man-made 53 Amistad Lake: Coahuila–Texas ...
The county was named by planter and US Indian agent John Dabney Terrell, Sr., in recognition of General Francis Marion of South Carolina. [3] [4] Marion County is located in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses 743 square miles (1,920 km 2).
Map of the United States with Alabama highlighted. Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alabama is the 24th most populous state with 5,024,279 inhabitants [1] and the 28th largest by land area spanning 50,645.33 square miles (131,170.8 km 2) of land. [2]
The population density was 16 people per square mile (6.2 people/km 2). There were 5,406 housing units at an average density of 8 units per square mile (3.1 units/km 2). The racial makeup of the county was 68.38% Black or African American, 30.86% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.54 ...
In the northern part of this plateau, west of Jackson county, there are about 1,000 square miles (2,600 km 2) of level highlands from 700 to 800 feet (210 to 240 m) above sea level. South of these highlands, occupying a narrow strip on each side of the Tennessee River , is a country of gentle rolling lowlands varying in elevation from 500 to ...
Winfield is located in southern Marion County at (33.928258, -87.807990), [6] with a portion extending south into Fayette County U.S. Route 43 passes through the city, leading northwest 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Guin and south 18 miles (29 km) to Fayette.