Marion County (Florida)

The Marion County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ocala.

Geography

The county has an area of ​​4,307 square kilometers, of which 218 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Putnam County, Volusia County, Lake County, Sumter County, Citrus County, Levy County and Alachua County.

History

The Marion County was formed on 14 May 1844 parts of Alachua County. It was named for General Francis Marion, a guerilla fighter and hero of the American Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783 In Marion County is Lake Weir, where the legendary criminal of the enemies of the state era " Ma " Barker was shot..

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2010 living in Marion County 331 298 people in 163 797 households. The population density was 81 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 81.0 % White, 12.3 % African American, 0.4% Indigenous and 1.3% Asian Americans. 2.9% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.1% in different ethnic groups. 10.9 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 42.6 % of all households lived in 25.0 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 67.2 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.35 persons and the average family size is 2.80 people.

21.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 19.6% were 20-39 years old, 25.5% were 40-59 years old and 33.2% were at least 60 years old. The median age was 47 years. 48.0 % of the population were male and 52.0 % female.

The median income for a household was $ 39,770, while 17.3 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 88.39 % of the population spoke Spanish 8.71% and 2.90 % had a different mother tongue.

Further education institutions

  • Central Florida Community College in Ocala

Places in Marion County

Places in Marion County with populations of the census of 2010:

City:

  • Belleview - 4,492 inhabitants
  • Dunnellon - 1,733 inhabitants
  • Ocala ( County Seat) - 56 315 inhabitants

Towns:

  • McIntosh - 452 inhabitants
  • Reddick - 506 inhabitants

Census-designated places:

  • Silver Springs Shores - 6,539 inhabitants
  • The Villages - 51 442 inhabitants
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