Marion is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The town was incorporated by 1941. The population was 1,034 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The town is named after Marion Dove, whose grandfather, Joshua W. Young, owned a plantation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway passed through in 1877.
Geography
Farm to Market Road 78 passes through the center of town, leading west to San Antonio and east to Seguin, the Guadalupe County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 1,034 people, 396 households, and 255 families residing in the city.
The median age was 40.0 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.6 males age 18 and over.
There were 396 households in Marion, of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.2% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 609 || 58.9%
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| Black or African American || 53 || 5.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 3 || 0.3%
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| Asian || 5 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 147 || 14.2%
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| Two or more races || 216 || 20.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 481 || 46.5%
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2000 census
As of the census