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| subdivision_name2 = [[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca]], [[Shawano County, Wisconsin|Shawano]]
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'''Marion''' is a city in [[Shawano County, Wisconsin|Shawano]] and [[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 1,324 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].
'''Marion''' is a city in [[Shawano County, Wisconsin|Shawano]] and [[Waupaca County, Wisconsin|Waupaca]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 1,324 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].


==History==
==History==
A post office called Marion has been in operation since 1880.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Waupaca&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Waupaca County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> The city was named for [[Francis Marion]], an officer in the American Revolutionary War.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA99|year=1908|page=99}}</ref>
A post office called Marion has been in operation since 1880.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Waupaca&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Waupaca County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> The city was named for [[Francis Marion]], an officer in the American Revolutionary War.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA99|year=1908|page=99}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Amish Population in the United States by State, County, and Settlement, 2024  |url=https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/files/2024/08/Amish-Pop-2024_by-state-and-county_c.pdf |access-date=24 October 2024 |website=Amish Studies |page=13}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.marion.govoffice2.com City of Marion]
* [http://cityofmarionwi.gov Official city website]
* Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7272 1894] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7275 1901] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7278 1909]
* Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7272 1894] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7275 1901] [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/7278 1909]
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 7 November 2024

For other uses, see Marion, Wisconsin (disambiguation).

Marion, Wisconsin
City
Location of Marion in Waupaca (below) and Shawano (above) counties, Wisconsin
Location of Marion in Waupaca (below) and Shawano (above) counties, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°40′21″N 88°53′11″W / 44.67250°N 88.88639°W / 44.67250; -88.88639
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesWaupaca, Shawano
Incorporated (village)December 12, 1898
Incorporated (city)July 29, 1939[1]
Government
 • MayorChristopher Goke
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.59 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]
 • Total
1,324
 • Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-49400[5]
GNIS feature ID1569041[3]
Websitecityofmarionwi.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.

History

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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

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Marion is located at 44°40′21″N 88°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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880161—
1890470191.9%
190060228.1%
191079832.6%
19208759.6%
193099213.4%
19401,0344.2%
19501,1188.1%
19601,2007.3%
19701,2181.5%
19801,34810.7%
19901,242−7.9%
20001,2974.4%
20101,260−2.9%
20201,3245.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2020 census

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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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