Marion County (Marion County)
Marion County is a county located in the northeastern portion of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,781. Its county seat is Palmyra. Unique from most third-class counties in the state, Marion has two county courthouses, the second located in Hannibal. The county was organized on December 23, 1826 and named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," who was from South Carolina and served in the American Revolutionary War. The area was known as the "Two Rivers Country" before organization.
Marion County is part of the Hannibal, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 sqmi, of which 437 sqmi is land, and 7.4 sqmi (1.7%) is water.
Marion County is part of the Hannibal, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 sqmi, of which 437 sqmi is land, and 7.4 sqmi (1.7%) is water.
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