Marion, Arkansas

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The last Census shows that Marion had a population^<1> of 8,901 people in 2000. This represents 0.33% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 39th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance<2>
37	Monticello	9,146	SW	142 mi [228.5 km]
38	Malvern	9,021	W	159 mi [255.9 km]
39	Marion	8,901
40	Osceola	8,875	N	36 mi [57.9 km]
41	West Helena	8,689	SW	52 mi [83.7 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Marion. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Marion had a population of 11,058 people. This is an increase of 24.23% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

The city of Marion had 3,365 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Marion has an area^<4> of 13.42 square miles [34.76 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Marion had a 2000 population density of 663 people per square mile [1,717 people/km²], making it the state's 194th most densely populated area.

Crittenden County

Marion is located in Crittenden County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 50,978 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 8,901 people, Marion accounted for 17.46% of the Crittenden County total.

In addition, where the community of Marion has a population density of 663 people per square mile [1,717 people/km²], Crittenden County averages 83.5 people per square mile [216.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Crittenden County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Marion and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Marion. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Marion, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Memphis (TN)	QF-4748000	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	674,028	650,100	3.68%
Southaven (MS)	QF-2869280	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	42,567	28,977	46.9%
Bartlett (TN)	QF-4703440	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	47,603	40,543	17.41%
Germantown (TN)	QF-4728960	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	37,317	37,348

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Marion Neighborhood Page.

A Census Quickfact is available for Crittenden County (QF-47035).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Marion:

Marion is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Marion.

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Marion. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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