Marion (Iowa)
Linn County
19-49485
Marion is a city ( with a status of "City" ) in Linn County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. In 2010, the city had 34,768 inhabitants.
Marion is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Cedar Rapids.
Geography
Marion is located in the northeastern suburb area of Cedar Rapids, near the eastern shore of the Cedar River. The city is located at 42 ° 02'03 " north latitude and 91 ° 35'52 " west longitude and extending over 31 km ².
Neighboring towns are Cedar Rapids (10.2 km south west from the city center ), Hiawatha (8.4 miles west), Robins (8.5 km north-west ), Alburnett (14,2 km to the north ), Whittier (17,3 km northeast), Springville (13,5 km to the east ) and Bertram (14,9 km to the southeast ).
The nearest large towns are to Cedar Rapids Dubuque (105 km northeast), the Quad Cities (123 km southeast), Iowa's former capital of Iowa City ( 55.9 km to the south) and Iowa's current capital of Des Moines (206 km west-southwest ).
Traffic
A few kilometers west of the city runs parallel to the Cedar River to Interstate 380, which is the shortest route from Waterloo over Cedar Rapids to Iowa City.
U.S. Highway 151 crosses the city Marion east-west direction through the city center. Within the city, the highway meets the Iowa Highways 13, 100 and 922
On the eastern outskirts of Marion is the Marion Airport. The nearest major airport is 25.6 km south west of Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, of which the region has shuttle flights following the most important air traffic hubs in the Midwest.
History
The story of Marion began in 1839, as an administrative seat for the two years previously defined Linn County should be established and the territory of the present-day city was chosen for it. The city was planned created and named after Francis Marion (1732-1795), a general in the American Revolutionary War.
1844 the first court and administrative building was completed. In 1977 it was remodeled and added an administration building.
In November 1919, the county seat was moved to the rapidly growing neighboring city of Cedar Rapids.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 living in Marion 34 768 people in 13,712 households. The population density was 1121.5 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 93.7 percent white, 2.0 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 13,712 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 57,797. The per capita income was $ 29,085. 6.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Ben F. Jensen (1892-1970) - long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1939-1965) - born in Marion
- Ron Livingston (born 1968) - actor - attended school in Marion