Editing Marion, Kentucky

{{Distinguish|Marion County, Kentucky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Marion, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
| named_for          = [[Brigadier General|Brig. Gen.]] [[Francis Marion]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Kentucky's Hidden Treasure"

<!-- Images -->| image_skyline      = Nike Ajax Marion, KY PA250202.JPG
| imagesize          = 200 px
| image_caption      = [[Nike Ajax]] located at the Middle School
| image_flag         = Flag of Marion, Kentucky.png
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Crittenden County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marion Highlighted 2150034.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Marion in Crittenden County, Kentucky.
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Crittenden County, Kentucky|Crittenden]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1842<ref name=sos/>
| established_title2 = Reïncorporated
| established_date2  = 1851<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Mackville, Ky". Accessed 25 August 2013.</ref>

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 8.68
| area_land_km2      = 8.61
| area_water_km2     = 0.07
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.35
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.33
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2916
| population_density_km2 = 338.57
| population_density_sq_mi = 876.99

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 181
| elevation_ft       = 594
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|19|57|N|88|4|45|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 42064
| area_code          = [[Area codes 270|270]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-50034
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0497543
| website            = {{URL|www.marionky.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 2900
}}
'''Marion''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Crittenden County, Kentucky|Crittenden County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. It is the [[county seat|seat]] of its county.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| access-date=2011-06-07| title=Find a County| publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the city population was 3,039.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2150034| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175609/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2150034| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marion city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref>

The farm communities surrounding Marion are home to a large [[Amish]] population. The [[Marion-Crittenden County Airport]] is located west of the city.

==History==
[[File:Illinois Central Railroad depot, Marion, Kentucky.jpg|thumb|Illinois Central Railroad depot, c. 1890]]The city is named for [[Francis Marion]], a [[general (U.S.)|brigadier general]] from [[colonial South Carolina|South Carolina]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]].

Marion was founded in 1842 on land donated by Dr. John S. Gilliam shortly after Crittenden County was created January 26, 1842, from a portion of Livingston County. The city was incorporated February 22, 1844, and a post office was established in 1846.<ref>{{cite book | last = Rennick | first = Robert M. | title = Kentucky Place Names | publisher = University Press of Kentucky | year = 1984 | isbn = 0813126312 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&q=cannon%20ky&pg=PP1}}</ref>

In 1864, at the end of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the county courthouse in Marion was burned.<ref>Paducah Sun, February 17, 1961, page 4</ref>

A railroad line from [[Blackford, Kentucky|Blackford]] to [[Princeton, Kentucky|Princeton]] was completed in 1887, and a depot was established at Marion. Originally owned by the [[Illinois Central Railroad]], it has since been abandoned.

A one-room [[Rosenwald School]] opened in Marion in 1926 for African-American children. Graduates attended high school in neighboring [[Caldwell County, Kentucky|Caldwell County]] until 1936, after which they attended high school in [[Princeton, Kentucky|Princeton]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Montell | first =  William Lynwood | title = Tales from Kentucky One-room School Teachers | publisher = University of Kentucky Press | year = 2011 | isbn = 978-0813129792 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=EyUdUMnPrEYC&pg=PP1}}</ref>

==Geography==
Marion is located near the center of Crittenden County at {{coord|37|19|57|N|88|4|45|W|type:city}} (37.332505, -88.079051).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 60|U.S. 60]] and [[U.S. Route 641|U.S. 641]] intersect in the center of town. U.S. 60 leads northeast {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Morganfield, Kentucky|Morganfield]] and southwest {{convert|45|mi}} to [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]], while U.S. 641 leads south {{convert|10|mi}} to [[Fredonia, Kentucky|Fredonia]] and {{convert|20|mi}} to U.S. 62 in Eddyville.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Marion has a total area of {{convert|8.7|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.79%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 102
| 1880 = 833
| 1890 = 840
| 1900 = 1064
| 1910 = 1627
| 1920 = 1718
| 1930 = 1892
| 1940 = 2163
| 1950 = 2375
| 1960 = 2468
| 1970 = 3008
| 1980 = 3392
| 1990 = 3320
| 2000 = 3196
| 2010 = 3039
| 2020 = 2916
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2900
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,196 people, 1,415 households, and 881 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|971.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,595 housing units at an average density of {{convert|484.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.03% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 1,415 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,854, and the median income for a family was $33,980. Males had a median income of $26,628 versus $18,646 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,766. About 20.2% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
The internationally known Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum is located in Marion. Its collection of [[fluorite]] crystal specimens is significant, and a reflection of Crittenden County's importance in the history of fluorite mining.

Crittenden County Historical Museum is the repository of local history dating to prior to the county's creation.

Community Arts Foundation hosts, produces and cultivates the local arts, including various performances at historic Fohs Hall.

Marion was home to the Marion Bobcats, a wood bat baseball team in the KIT League and subsequent Ohio Valley Summer Collegiate Baseball League, from 2008 to 2013.

The Holiday Drive-In Theater was located east of Marion, and had a 200-car capacity. It has since been demolished. There was also once a traditional theater and open-air theater.<ref>{{cite web | title = Holiday Drive-In | publisher = Drive-On-In, Inc. | url = http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/kytholi
}}</ref>

==Education==
Public education in Marion is administered by [[Crittenden County Schools]]. Crittenden County Elementary School, Middle School and High School are all located in Marion.

Marion has a lending library, the Crittenden County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Lee Cruce]] (1863–1933), second [[List of governors of Oklahoma|governor of Oklahoma]]
* [[Shelby Hearon]] (1931–2016), novelist and short story writer
* [[Ollie Murray James]] (1871–1918), represented Kentucky in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate]]
* [[Walter Walker (politician)|Walter Walker]] (1883–1932), U.S. senator representing [[Colorado]] in 1932, and a newspaperman in [[Grand Junction, Colorado]]
* [[Rip Wheeler|Floyd "Rip" Wheeler]] (1921–1968), professional baseball player

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Marion has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=169251&cityname=Marion%2C+Kentucky%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Marion, Kentucky]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.marionky.gov City of Marion official website]
* [http://www.marionkentucky.org Marion Tourism Commission]
* [http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-marion.html "Marion, Kentucky"], University of Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Crittenden County, Kentucky]]
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