Marion, Illinois
Marion, Illinois | |
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Marion clock tower in the town square | |
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| Nickname: Oasis of Opportunity | |
Interactive map of Marion, Illinois | |
Marion Marion | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′40″N 88°56′34″W / 37.74444°N 88.94278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Williamson, Johnson |
| Founded | August 21, 1839 |
| Area | |
• City | 14.62 sq mi (37.86 km2) |
| • Land | 14.40 sq mi (37.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) 1.42% |
| Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 16,855 |
| • Density | 1,170.2/sq mi (451.83/km2) |
| • Metro | 132,693 (Carbondale-Marion-Herrin IL CSA) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 62959 |
| Area codes | 618, 730 |
| FIPS | 17-46916 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395010 |
| Website | cityofmarionil |
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blank_info_sec1, blank_info.Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.
Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. It was dubbed the "Hub of the Universe" by former mayor Robert L. Butler.
The city is part of the Marion-Herrin micropolitan area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois combined statistical area with 123,272 residents, the sixth-most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.