Marion, Indiana
Marion | |
|---|---|
Grant County Courthouse | |
| Nickname: City of Champions | |
Location of Marion in Grant County | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′59″N 85°39′37″W / 40.54972°N 85.66028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Grant |
| Townships | Center, Franklin, Pleasant, Washington, Monroe, Mill, Liberty |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Ronald Douglas Morrell Jr. (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.76 sq mi (40.82 km2) |
| • Land | 15.68 sq mi (40.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) 0.51% |
| Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,310 |
| • Density | 1,805.48/sq mi (697.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46952-46953 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-46908 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395009 |
| Website | City of Marion website |
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 28,310 as of the 2020 census. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.
The city is home to Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and Indiana's largest private university, when online and regional campuses in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois are included. The traditional campus enrolls about 2,800 students. Marion is the birthplace of actor James Dean and cartoonist Jim Davis, and was the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993. Ronald Douglas Morrell Jr. is the city's first African American mayor and has been mayor since 2024.