Marion, Pennsylvania

Marion, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°51′38″N 77°42′06″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Township	Guilford
Area [1]
• Total	1.99 sq mi (5.15 km^2)
• Land	1.99 sq mi (5.15 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	600 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	851
• Density	427.64/sq mi (165.14/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17235[4]
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-47464
GNIS feature ID	2633812[2]

Marion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 851.^[5]

It lies along U.S. Route 11, 6 miles (10 km) south of Chambersburg and 5 miles (8 km) north of Greencastle. Interstate 81 passes along the eastern edge of the community, with access from Exit 10 (Pennsylvania Route 914). I-81 leads northeastward 37 miles (60 km) to Carlisle and south 17 miles (27 km) to Hagerstown, Maryland.

Marion was originally called Independence, and under the latter name was laid out circa 1810.^[6] A post office called Marion has been in operation since 1833.^[7] The present name is after Francis Marion, army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	851		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion, Pennsylvania
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "Marion PA". Zip Code Lookup. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
5. https://data.census.gov/all?q=Marion+CDP,+Pennsylvania ^{[bare URL]}
6. M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 212.
7. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.