Marion, Texas
| Marion, Texas | |
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Marion public school
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 Location of Marion, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 29°34′19″N 98°8′21″W / 29.57194°N 98.13917°WCoordinates: 29°34′19″N 98°8′21″W / 29.57194°N 98.13917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Guadalupe |
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| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,099 |
| • Density | 1,544.0/sq mi (596.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78124 |
| Area code(s) | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-46692 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1340958 |
Marion is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,066 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town is named in for Marion Dove, whose grandfather, Joshua W. Young, owned a plantation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway passed through in 1877.
Marion is located at 29°34′19″N 98°8′21″W / 29.57194°N 98.13917°W (29.571879, -98.139243).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
Marion is a small town that has a 2A school (The Marion Bulldogs) and a few business, including a hardware store, a grocery store, gas stations and several restaurants.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,099 people in the city. The population density was 1,544.0 people per square mile (597.6/km²). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 561.4/sq mi (218.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.25% White, 6.01% African American, 1.09% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 16.01% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.22% of the population.
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