Marion County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,498. The county seat is Buena Vista. The county was created on December 14, 1827. The county was named for General Francis Marion of South Carolina.
Marion County is included in the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan statistical area.
The art site of Pasaquan is located in Marion County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water.
The southern half of Marion County, roughly south of Buena Vista, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northwestern portion of the county is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The majority of the northeastern portion of Marion County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the larger ACF River Basin, with just very small portions of the northeastern border, most of which is bisected by State Route 127 south of Mauk, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.
Major highways
- 23px State Route 26
- 20px State Route 30
- 20px State Route 41
- 20px State Route 41 Connector
- 23px State Route 127
- 23px State Route 137
- 20px State Route 137 Spur
- 20px State Route 153
- 20px State Route 240
- 20px State Route 240 Connector
- 20px State Route 352
- 20px State Route 355
Adjacent counties
- Talbot County (north)
- Taylor County (northeast)
- Schley County (east)
- Sumter County (southeast)
- Webster County (south)
- Stewart County (southwest)
- Chattahoochee County (west)
Communities
City
- Buena Vista (county seat)
Census-designated place
- Tazewell
Unincorporated communities
- Juniper
- Mauk
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Marion County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 1980
!Pop 1990
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|4,379
|4,852
|4,182
|5,100
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,486
|54.42%
|56.20%
|58.54%
|58.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.83%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|3,607
|3,707
|2,410
|2,837
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,122
|44.83%
|42.93%
|33.73%
|32.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28.30%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|7
|9
|22
|40
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.09%
|0.10%
|0.31%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|12
|3
|7
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|0.15%
|0.03%
|0.10%
|0.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|x
|x
|7
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|x
|x
|0.10%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|18
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.00%
|0.00%
|0.25%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|x
|x
|85
|99
|style='background: #ffffe6; |237
|x
|x
|1.19%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.16%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|41
|63
|413
|570
|style='background: #ffffe6; |560
|0.51%
|0.73%
|5.78%
|6.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.47%
|-
|Total
|8,046
|8,634
|7,144
|8,742
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,498
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,498. The median age was 44.6 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.5 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 60.7% White, 28.7% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.6% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.5% of the population. It contains a primary school and a secondary school that serve students from preschool to grade 12.
Politics
As of the 2020s, Marion County is a Republican stronghold, voting 64.84% for Donald Trump in 2024. As with most Solid South counties, Marion County was dominated by the Democratic Party presidential level until 1964. Starting with the 2000s, the county has become consistently Republican at the presidential level, though by smaller margins than many rural counties in Georgia.
For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Marion County is part of Georgia's 2nd congressional district, currently represented by Sanford Bishop. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Marion County is part of District 15. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Marion County is part of District 151.
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Georgia
- List of counties in Georgia