Marion is a

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in Wayne County,

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, United States. The population was 4,746 as of the 2010 census. It is named after Revolutionary War hero

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. It is an interior town near the center of the county, approximately 20 miles east of Rochester,

and 50 miles west of Syracuse. The town has a

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(and

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), also called Marion. Government offices for the town are located there.

History

Marion was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The area was first settled around 1795. The Town of Marion was created from the Town of Williamson on April 18, 1825, as the "Town of Winchester." It was renamed in 1826 for

, a brigadier general from

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in the

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. The Ezra T. Phelps Farm Complex was listed on the

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in 2009.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.24%) is water. Marion is located in the 315/680 area code. New York State Route 21 is a primary north-south highway in the town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,746 people, 1,814 households, and 1,333 families residing in the town. The population density was . The racial makeup of the town was 96.7%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.8% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 1,814 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were

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living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 20, 5.0% from 20 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $59,440, and the median income for a family was $70,581. Males had a median income of $55,461 versus $41,513 for females. The

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for the town was $27,081. About 8.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Housing

There were 1,908 housing units at an average density of ; a total of 4.9% of housing units were vacant. There were 1,814 occupied housing units in the town, of which 1,520 were owner-occupied units (83.8%), while 294 were renter-occupied (16.2%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 7.8%.

Communities and locations in the Town of Marion

*Lower Corners – A historical location in the town. * Marion – The

and CDP of Marion is near the center of the town at the junction of County Roads 207 and 216. *Owls Nest – A hamlet at the east town line on County Road 215. *Red Creek – A stream flowing through the town. *Upper Corners – A historical location in the town.

Notable people

* William M. Runyan, Christian songwriter who composed '' Great Is Thy Faithfulness'' * William Robert Brooks, astronomer

References

Footnotes and citations

Sources

External links

*
Historical summary of the Town of Marion, NY
{{authority control Rochester metropolitan area, New York Towns in Wayne County, New York Towns in New York (state) 1825 establishments in New York (state)