Marion, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cape Girardeau (MO). It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the southwest of Marion and has a population of 35,349 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Paducah (KY). It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the south of Marion and has a population of 26,307 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Benton	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carbondale	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	26,231	26.84% increase
	Carmi	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Du Quoin	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Harrisburg	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Metropolis	S	41 mi [66 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	Mount Vernon	N	41 mi [66 km]	16,298	0.18% increase
	Murphysboro	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	Pinckneyville	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	5,384	1.46% decrease
	West Frankfort	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	8,190	---
	Jackson (MO)	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	13,744	15.04% increase
	Scott City (MO)	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	4,538	1.15% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bush	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	261	1.56% increase
	Cambria	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,336	0.45% increase
	Colp	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	227	1.34% increase
	Crainville	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,353	36.39% increase
	Creal Springs	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	713	1.57% increase
	Deering City	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Energy	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,199	2.04% increase
	Freeman Spur	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	278	1.83% increase
	Goreville	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	972	3.62% increase
	Johnston City	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,477	2.25% decrease
	New Burnside	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	252	4.13% increase
	Pittsburg	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	581	1.04% increase
	Spillertown	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	223	1.36% increase
	Stonefort	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	291	0.34% decrease
	Whiteash	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	273	1.87% increase

Williamson County

Marion is primarily located in Williamson County and is the county seat. A portion of Marion extends into Johnson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Williamson: Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline and Union.

While not sharing a border with Williamson, the following counties are close to Marion: Perry, Hamilton and Massac.

Below are counties that are near Marion (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Marion:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Marion
	Alexander County	SW	Elco	34 miles [54 km]
	Franklin County	N	Freeman Spur	10 miles [16 km]
	Gallatin County	E	Equality	32 miles [51 km]
	Hamilton County	NE	Cornerville	21 miles [33 km]
	Hardin County	SE	Eichorn	32 miles [51 km]
	Jackson County	W	Reeds Station	13 miles [20 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Emerson City	29 miles [46 km]
	Johnson County	S	Eagle Point Bay	8 miles [12 km]
	Massac County	S	Samoth	27 miles [43 km]
	Perry County	NE	Corinth	10 miles [16 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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