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Population (year 2000): 806. Estimated
population in July 2005: 784 (-2.7% change)
Males: 372 (46.2%), Females: 434 (53.8%)
Union County
Zip code:
71260
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $22,417 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,200 (year 2000)
Races in Marion:
- Black (54.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (8.1%), French (2.0%),
Irish (1.7%), English (1.4%), German (1.2%).
Elevation: 202 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marion
- High school or higher: 68.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 17.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marion town
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 5.1%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 8.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+4.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Marion:
- UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FARMERVILLE,
LA)
- STERLINGTON REHAB HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
STERLINGTON, LA)
- BASTROP REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
BASTROP, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marion:
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 32 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 96 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 102 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA;
ID: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marion:
- UNION PARISH (about 15 miles; FARMERVILLE, LA; ID:
F87)
- MOREHOUSE MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; BASTROP, LA; ID:
2F8)
- Z M JACK STELL FIELD (about 32 miles; CROSSETT, AR;
ID: CRT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marion:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 29 miles;
MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 57
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 71
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 96
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 99
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public primary/middle schools in Marion:
- LINVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 2061 HIGHWAY 143; Grades: KG - 12)
- MARION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 196; Location:
3062 TAYLOR STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
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