Marion, Texas

Marion, Texas
—  City  —
Location of Marion, Texas
Coordinates: 29°34′19″N 98°8′21″W / 29.57194°N 98.13917°W / 29.57194; -98.13917Coordinates: 29°34′19″N 98°8′21″W / 29.57194°N 98.13917°W / 29.57194; -98.13917
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Guadalupe
Area
– Total	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
– Land	0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,099
– Density	1,544.0/sq mi (596.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	78124
Area code(s)	830
FIPS code	48-46692[1]
GNIS feature ID	1340958[2]

Marion is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,099 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The city is named in for Marion Dove, whose grandfather, Joshua W. Young, owned a plantation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway passed through in 1877.^[3]

Geography

Marion is located at 29°34′19″N 98°8′21″W / 29.57194°N 98.13917°W / 29.57194; -98.13917 (29.571879, -98.139243)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Marion is a small town that has a 2A school (The Marion Bulldogs) and a few business, including a hardware store, a grocery store, gas stations and several restaurants.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,099 people in the city. The population density was 1,544.0 people per square mile (597.6/km²). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 561.4/sq mi (218.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.25% White, 6.01% African American, 1.09% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 16.01% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.22% of the population.

There were 393 households out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.32 which can be directly compared to the US's average household size of 2.59 and average family size of 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,635, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $27,125 versus $21,771 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,302. About 7.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Marion is served by the Marion Independent School District. A small portion is served by the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District.

References

Texas portal

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl. "MARION, TEXAS". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/hlm28.html. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.