Profile for Marion, Ohio, OH

Former and merged names include:
· Jacob's Well

The first steam shovel was manufactured here

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 77. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.1 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· President Warren G. Harding

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Popcorn Festival - Sept. 6-8, 2007
• Marion County Fair - July 1-7, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Mount Gilead State Park

Historic sites and museums: Harding Home, Harding Tomb, Marion County Historical Society Museum, Wyandot Popcorn Museum, Stengel True Museum and Home

Colleges and universities: Marion Technical College, Ohio State University-Marion Campus

Quotes:
Marion lives by encouraging the rest of the world to dig.
-- WPA Guide to Ohio, 1940

Listed places near Marion

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (46)

Colleges (2)

Communities (12)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

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22% of Marion residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Marion ancestry & family history guide.

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• Marion County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OH data
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• County history catalog
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Marion was $16,247, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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9% of Marion residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Marion festival dates:

• Popcorn Festival - Sept. 6-8, 2007
• Marion County Fair - July 1-7, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Marion festival web sites:

• Marion County Fair
• Popcorn Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Ohio county fairs
• Ohio festivals (Ohio tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Marion County genealogy forum

Median rent in Marion, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $371.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $723.

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Libraries in Marion include Marion Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Marion include Marion Star

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WOSB.

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Marion County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Marion political report.

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The average commute time for Marion workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Marion between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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