Marion, Indiana

Marion, Indiana
City
City of Marion
Grant County Courthouse
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°32′57″N 85°39′53″W / 40.54917°N 85.66472°W / 40.54917; -85.66472Coordinates: 40°32′57″N 85°39′53″W / 40.54917°N 85.66472°W / 40.54917; -85.66472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Grant
Government
• Mayor	Jess Alumbaugh (D)
Area
• Total	15.79 sq mi (40.90 km2)
• Land	15.71 sq mi (40.69 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)  0.51%
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	29,948
• Estimate (2015)	29,081
• Density	1,906.3/sq mi (736.0/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	46952-46953
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-46908
GNIS feature ID	438611
Website	http://www.marionindiana.us/

Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. It is named for Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.

The city is the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private university in Indiana- if including online and regional campuses in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois. The traditional campus enrolls approximately 2800 students. Since 2016, Jess Alumbaugh has been Marion's mayor. Marion is also noted for being the birthplace of actor James Dean, and cartoonist Jim Davis, though James Dean and Jim Davis were raised in nearby Fairmount. It was also the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993. The city is also the site of the infamous lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith.

Marion is located along the Mississinewa River.

According to the 2010 census, Marion has a total area of 15.794 square miles (40.91 km²), of which 15.71 square miles (40.69 km²) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.084 square miles (0.22 km²) (or 0.53%) is water.