Marion is a city in Guadalupe County,

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, United States. The town was incorporated by 1941. The population was 1,034 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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History

The town is named after Marion Dove, whose grandfather, Joshua W. Young, owned a

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that the

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passed through in 1877.

Geography

Farm to Market Road 78 passes through the center of town, leading west to

and east to Seguin, the Guadalupe County seat. According to the

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, Marion has a total area of , all of it land. Marion is a small town that has a 3A school(the Marion Bulldogs) and a few businesses, including a hardware store, meat market, gas stations and several restaurants.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,034 people, 386 households, and 255 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,099 people in the city. The

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was 1,544.0 people per square mile (597.6/km). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 561.4/sq mi (218.3/km). The racial makeup of the city was 74.25%

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, 6.01%

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, 1.09% Native American, 1.09%

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, 16.01% from

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, and 1.55% from two or more races.

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of any race were 37.22% of the population. There were 393 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were

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living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.32 which can be directly compared to the US's average household size of 2.59 and average family size of 3.14. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,635, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $27,125 versus $21,771 for females. The

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for the city was $13,302. About 7.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by the Marion Independent School District. A small portion is served by the

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References

External links

City of Marion official website
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