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Marion, IA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Marion a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Marion Home page. The Marion Home page provides as much information as possible on Marion. Knowing Marion’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Marion’s Home page, you will also find Marion’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Marion has a population of 39910. 47.4% of Marion’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.6 are female. 54.6% of Marion is married and 77.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $175,679, and the average rent is $724. Household median income in Marion is $72,500, and the individual median income is $37,540. Marion’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.4%), Hispanic(3.3%), Multiple(2.8%), Black(1.8%), Asian(1.3%), Native(0.4%), Other(0.2%), Pacific(0.1%).
The town was named after Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War. The site was selected in 1839 to be the first county seat of the newly organized Linn County. After years of debate over moving the county seat to Cedar Rapids, it was put to a vote in 1919. The vote was 9,960 in favor of moving the seat and 4,823 not in favor. Each year, the city hosts the annual "Swamp Fox Festival", a celebration of Marion's heritage named in honor of the "Swamp Fox", Francis Marion's nickname during the Revolutionary War.
The event typically includes a 5K run, parade, fireworks, and many other family friendly activities. The town was the home to St. Berchman's Seminary, established in 1905 by the Sisters of Mercy as a boarding school for small boys. The academy, which closed in 1942, consisted of five buildings spread over 23 acres.
One of the most famous residents was actor Don Ameche, who lived in the facility as a boy; he went on to star in the movie Cocoon. Today, the main building, now housing apartments, is all that remains. The current site of the Indian Creek Country Club was once the home of a sulky horse racing track.
In November 2019, Mayor Nick AbouAssaly won a second term over Mary Lou Pazour with 70 percent of the vote.
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