Marvin is a village in Union County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marvin had a population of 6,358. It is a more rural suburb of Charlotte.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (0.51%) is water. Marvin is a border territory, which lies in the state of North Carolina but borders South Carolina to the southwest.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Marvin had a population of 6,358. The median age was 41.7 years. 31.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.9 males age 18 and over.
96.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,843 households in Marvin, of which 57.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 87.2% were married-couple households, 4.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 6.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 4.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
On October 30, 1629, King Charles I of England granted the establishment of the Colony of Carolina under the governance of Sir Robert Heath. This sparked the development of the Carolina colonies which resulted in several explorations down the Great Trading Path which ran from Augusta through Charlotte and towards Petersburg, Virginia.
In 1700, John Lawson, Surveyor-General of the Colony of North Carolina made first contact with the Waxhaw Indians, and the native land of Marvin. and published just one month after the events at Lexington and Concord.
In 1777, North Carolina began issuing land grants to those who served in the American revolution. Around 640 acres of land were distributed through this land grant system. It is believed that the Crane road was where Francis Carter, one of the first settlers of the Marvin area, lived and managed the distribution of crown grants.
Maggie Ross, one of the richest women in Union County had a scandal regarding the distribution between her will and her family members. After her sister, Sallie Ross, died in 1909, her estate was bequeathed to Bob Ross, who were African American. This sparked one of the largest civil rights feuds in the county due to racial prejudice in the local Union county municipal courts. Later, this racial tension would culminate in the Kissing Case, taking place in Monroe.
Marvin was founded on July 1, 1994.