Marionville, Missouri
| Marionville, Missouri | |
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| City | |
 Location of Marionville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 37°0′1″N 93°38′17″W / 37.00028°N 93.63806°WCoordinates: 37°0′1″N 93°38′17″W / 37.00028°N 93.63806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Lawrence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Doris Rapp |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2) |
| • Land | 1.76 sq mi (4.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,365 ft (416 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,225 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,197 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65705 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-46172 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0721871 |
Marionville is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,225 at the 2010 census. On March 12, 2006, a tornado hit the town, destroying houses and killing two people. It was rated as an F3.
Marionville was platted in 1854. The city was named for Francis Marion. A post office called Marionville has been in operation since 1864.
Marionville is located at 37°0′1″N 93°38′17″W / 37.00028°N 93.63806°W (37.000361, -93.638026).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2), all of it land.
Marionville has a population of white squirrels, which is one of a handful of such populations in the United States. They can be seen in yards near the Ozarks Methodist Manor.
On April 21, 2014 the Marionville mayor Dan Clevenger resigned. He resigned over anti-Semitic remarks he made in the wake of the arrest of resident Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. for committing a shooting at a Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas. A 4-1 vote by aldermen to begin the impeachment process also prompted Clevenger's decision to resign.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,225 people, 900 households, and 587 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,264.2 inhabitants per square mile (488.1/km2). There were 1,018 housing units at an average density of 578.4 per square mile (223.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
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