Editing Marion, Mississippi (section)

==Geography==
Marion is located in central Lauderdale County at {{coord|32|25|20|N|88|38|50|W|type:city}} (32.422182, -88.647323).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north, west, and south by the city of Meridian. Downtown Meridian is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the southwest via Dale Drive. [[U.S. Route 45]] passes through the east side of Marion on a four-lane bypass that continues south around Meridian. The bypass ends at the northeast corner of Marion, and US 45 continues north-northeast from there {{convert|83|mi}} to [[Columbus, Mississippi|Columbus]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.27%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_28.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> [[Sowashee Creek]] forms the eastern boundary of the town and flows southwest through Meridian to join [[Okatibbee Creek]], part of the [[Chickasawhay River]] and ultimately the [[Pascagoula River]] watershed.