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Marion County, West Virginia

May 16, 2023

For counties with a similar name, see Marion County (disambiguation).

Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,205.[1] Its county seat is Fairmont.[2] The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion (ca. 1732–1795), known to history as "The Swamp Fox".

Marion County
County
Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont
Flag
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia
West Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°31′N 80°14′W / 39.51°N 80.24°W / 39.51; -80.24
Country United States
State West Virginia
FoundedJanuary 14, 1842
Named forFrancis Marion
SeatFairmont
Largest cityFairmont
Area
 • Total312 sq mi (810 km2)
 • Land309 sq mi (800 km2)
 • Water2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.9%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total56,205
 • Estimate 
(2021)
56,001
 • Density180/sq mi (70/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.marioncountywv.com

Marion County comprises the Fairmont, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Morgantown–Fairmont, WV Combined Statistical Area.

History

The Adena and successor Hopewell cultures flourished in this area at one time. The region which includes the land now known as Marion County was sparsely occupied by Native Americans, if at all, in the late 18th century. Like much of the Ohio Valley, it had been depopulated by the Iroquois during the later Beaver Wars (1670–1700). Only a few abortive attempts to start European settlements upon the Monongahela River or its branches (such as that which gave its name to Dunkard Creek) are known prior to the French and Indian War. It was not until 1772 that any permanent settlements were made in this region.[3]

Marion County was created by an act of the Virginia Assembly on January 14, 1842, from parts of Monongalia and Harrison Counties. It was named after General Francis Marion, of American Revolutionary War fame, known to history as "The Swamp Fox".[4]

1852 was an eventful time in Marion County's history, starting with the great flood on Monday, April 5. Heavy rains the day before caused the Monongahela and West Fork Rivers to rise at rate of 5 feet per hour until Tuesday afternoon, when the water reached 43 feet above its normal level. The greatest damage was sustained on the West Fork, where over 40 houses and buildings were swept away and floated past Fairmont.[5]

The flood damaged the railroad, which was in the final stages of being completed. By June 23 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was completed, connecting Fairmont to the west and to large cities in the east like Baltimore. The railroad required the building of a bridge to cross the Monongahela River about 1 mile west of Fairmont. This was achieved by building a massive iron bridge spanning 650 feet and lifted 35 feet above the water.[6]

The third major event of the year 1852 was the completion of the Fairmont and Palatine suspension bridge, connecting Fairmont to what was then the town of Palatine. The bridge was built under the direction of James L. Randolph, assistant engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at a cost of about thirty thousand dollars.[7]

Marion was one of fifty Virginia counties that were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. In the months that followed, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts.[8] Marion County was divided into seven districts: Fairmont, Grant, Lincoln, Mannington, Paw Paw,[i] Union, and Winfield. In the 1980s, the historic magisterial districts were consolidated into three new districts: Middletown, Palatine, and West Augusta.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 312 square miles (810 km2), of which 309 square miles (800 km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) (0.9%) is water.[10]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
185010,552—
186012,72220.6%
187012,107−4.8%
188017,19842.1%
189020,72120.5%
190032,43056.5%
191042,79432.0%
192054,57127.5%
193066,65522.1%
194068,6833.0%
195071,5214.1%
196063,717−10.9%
197061,356−3.7%
198065,7897.2%
199057,249−13.0%
200056,598−1.1%
201056,418−0.3%
202056,205−0.4%
2021 (est.)56,001[11]−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
1790–1960[13] 1900–1990[14]
1990–2000[15] 2010–2020[1]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 56,205 people and 23,278 households residing in the county. There were 26,280 housing units in Marion. The racial makeup of the county was 90% White, 3.3% African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.25% Native American, 0.4% from other races, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.6% of the population.

Of the 23,278 households, 48.3% were married couples living together, 26.2% had a female householder with no spouse present, 19.5% had a male householder with no spouse present.The average household and family size was 2.89. The median age in the county was 40.4 years with 20.2% of the population under 18. The median income for a household was $55,094 and the poverty rate was 14.6%[16]

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 56,418 people, 23,786 households, and 15,271 families living in the county.[17] The population density was 182.7 inhabitants per square mile (70.5/km2). There were 26,463 housing units at an average density of 85.7 per square mile (33.1/km2).[18]

The racial makeup of the county was 94.3% white, 3.3% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population.[17] In terms of ancestry, 23.5% were German, 17.8% were Irish, 13.7% were American, 12.0% were English, and 10.3% were Italian.[19]

Of the 23,786 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.8% were non-families, and 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age was 41.0 years.[17]

The median income for a household in the county was $38,115 and the median income for a family was $49,046. Males had a median income of $38,948 versus $27,179 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,752. About 11.3% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.[20]

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 56,598 people, 23,652 households, and 15,515 families living in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile (71/km2). There were 26,660 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile (33/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10% White, 3.22% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,652 households, out of which 26.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.60% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,626, and the median income for a family was $37,182. Males had a median income of $29,005 versus $21,100 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,246. About 11.70% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Starting in 1932, Marion County tended to vote for Democrats through the 20th century, similar to many counties in West Virginia. As a matter of fact, the only time in the 20th century after 1932 that the county voted Republican was in Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide. Similar to West Virginia, the county has trended Republican in the 21st century, albeit at a slower pace as it voted Democratic through the 2000s. In 2012, Mitt Romney flipped the county and it has voted Republican since, with Trump winning more than 60% of the vote both times.

United States presidential election results for Marion County, West Virginia[21]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 16,300 63.18% 8,901 34.50% 598 2.32%
2016 14,668 62.77% 6,964 29.80% 1,735 7.43%
2012 12,054 55.93% 8,959 41.57% 540 2.51%
2008 11,501 48.45% 11,618 48.94% 621 2.62%
2004 12,150 48.23% 12,771 50.69% 273 1.08%
2000 9,972 43.60% 12,315 53.84% 586 2.56%
1996 6,160 27.86% 12,994 58.78% 2,953 13.36%
1992 6,380 25.32% 14,042 55.74% 4,772 18.94%
1988 9,229 38.87% 14,441 60.82% 72 0.30%
1984 13,106 48.50% 13,833 51.20% 81 0.30%
1980 10,952 41.37% 14,189 53.60% 1,330 5.02%
1976 10,391 36.86% 17,800 63.14% 0 0.00%
1972 16,095 57.57% 11,864 42.43% 0 0.00%
1968 10,177 34.78% 17,246 58.94% 1,838 6.28%
1964 7,707 25.90% 22,047 74.10% 0 0.00%
1960 14,138 44.12% 17,903 55.88% 0 0.00%
1956 16,112 49.88% 16,192 50.12% 0 0.00%
1952 14,979 42.96% 19,890 57.04% 0 0.00%
1948 11,201 35.72% 19,866 63.35% 290 0.92%
1944 11,584 39.64% 17,640 60.36% 0 0.00%
1940 13,349 38.82% 21,035 61.18% 0 0.00%
1936 11,403 35.15% 20,859 64.29% 181 0.56%
1932 12,638 42.89% 15,975 54.22% 851 2.89%
1928 16,088 60.34% 10,133 38.00% 442 1.66%
1924 12,167 50.56% 9,386 39.00% 2,513 10.44%
1920 11,494 55.23% 8,734 41.97% 583 2.80%
1916 4,443 42.81% 5,493 52.92% 443 4.27%
1912 1,625 17.23% 4,535 48.08% 3,273 34.70%

Communities

Cities

Towns

Magisterial districts

  • Middletown
  • Palatine
  • West Augusta

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Notable people


Literary presence

In the 1632 series of science fiction novels, the fictional town of Grantville (closely modelled after real-life Mannington) and its environs were part of Marion County until the alien-caused space-time anomaly which sent it to 17th-century Thuringia. The county and its institutions are frequently mentioned in the course of the series, and writers interested in the series have held a number of "mini-cons" (miniature science fiction conventions) in Mannington.[23] [24][25] Flint has stated, "The town of Grantville is very closely modeled on the actual town of Mannington. There are rules that I require everyone to follow when they write in the series. One of them is that it if it wasn’t in the town of Mannington in 2000, you can’t have it in Grantville. The one cheat I had to do was that I needed a power plant. The power plant is about 15 miles away, in a town called Granttown, so I just sorta moved it over. That’s the only real cheat.”[26]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Also spelled "Pawpaw" in early records.

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Dunnington, George A. History and Progress of the County of Marion, West Virginia Fairmont, West Virginia: George A. Dunnington, Publisher, 1880; Chap. II: First Settlements
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Dunnington, George (1880). History and Progress of the County of Marion, West Virginia. Fairmont, WV: George A. Dunnington. pp. 87–92.
  6. ^ Dunnington, George (1880). History and Progress of the County of Marion, West Virginia. Fairmont, WV: George A. Dunnington. pp. 87–92.
  7. ^ Dunnington, George (1880). History and Progress of the County of Marion, West Virginia. Fairmont, WV: George A. Dunnington. pp. 87–92.
  8. ^ Otis K. Rice & Stephen W. Brown, West Virginia: A History, 2nd ed., University Press of Kentucky, Lexington (1993), p. 240.
  9. ^ United States Census Bureau, U.S. Decennial Census, Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia, 1870–2010.
  10. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  11. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  12. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  13. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  14. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  15. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  16. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  18. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  19. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  20. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  21. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "1915 WV-310, Fairmont, West Virginia". Google Maps Street View. June 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  23. ^ "Author's Afterword" in Flint, Eric. 1632
  24. ^ Marion County VB. "Eric Flint's Best-Selling Sci-Fi Novel Takes Place in Marion County: Grantville Gets Transported Back To 1632" July 31, 2020 Marion County Visitors Bureau website
  25. ^ Baen Interviews: Virginia DeMarce March 2006. Baen.com
  26. ^ "Eric Flint: Remaking History" December 4, 2016 Locus magazine website

External links

  • Marion County Government

Coordinates: 39°31′N 80°14′W / 39.51°N 80.24°W / 39.51; -80.24

May 16, 2023
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For counties with a similar name see Marion County disambiguation Marion County is a county in the U S state of West Virginia As of the 2020 census the population was 56 205 1 Its county seat is Fairmont 2 The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion ca 1732 1795 known to history as The Swamp Fox Marion CountyCountyMarion County Courthouse in FairmontFlagSealLocation within the U S state of West VirginiaWest Virginia s location within the U S Coordinates 39 31 N 80 14 W 39 51 N 80 24 W 39 51 80 24Country United StatesState West VirginiaFoundedJanuary 14 1842Named forFrancis MarionSeatFairmontLargest cityFairmontArea Total312 sq mi 810 km2 Land309 sq mi 800 km2 Water2 8 sq mi 7 km2 0 9 Population 2020 Total56 205 Estimate 2021 56 001 Density180 sq mi 70 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Congressional district1stWebsitewww wbr marioncountywv wbr comMarion County comprises the Fairmont WV Micropolitan Statistical Area which is part of the larger Morgantown Fairmont WV Combined Statistical Area Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Major highways 2 2 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 3 2 2010 census 3 3 2000 census 4 Politics 5 Communities 5 1 Cities 5 2 Towns 5 3 Magisterial districts 5 4 Census designated places 5 5 Unincorporated communities 6 Notable people 7 Literary presence 8 See also 9 Footnotes 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThe Adena and successor Hopewell cultures flourished in this area at one time The region which includes the land now known as Marion County was sparsely occupied by Native Americans if at all in the late 18th century Like much of the Ohio Valley it had been depopulated by the Iroquois during the later Beaver Wars 1670 1700 Only a few abortive attempts to start European settlements upon the Monongahela River or its branches such as that which gave its name to Dunkard Creek are known prior to the French and Indian War It was not until 1772 that any permanent settlements were made in this region 3 Marion County was created by an act of the Virginia Assembly on January 14 1842 from parts of Monongalia and Harrison Counties It was named after General Francis Marion of American Revolutionary War fame known to history as The Swamp Fox 4 1852 was an eventful time in Marion County s history starting with the great flood on Monday April 5 Heavy rains the day before caused the Monongahela and West Fork Rivers to rise at rate of 5 feet per hour until Tuesday afternoon when the water reached 43 feet above its normal level The greatest damage was sustained on the West Fork where over 40 houses and buildings were swept away and floated past Fairmont 5 The flood damaged the railroad which was in the final stages of being completed By June 23 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was completed connecting Fairmont to the west and to large cities in the east like Baltimore The railroad required the building of a bridge to cross the Monongahela River about 1 mile west of Fairmont This was achieved by building a massive iron bridge spanning 650 feet and lifted 35 feet above the water 6 The third major event of the year 1852 was the completion of the Fairmont and Palatine suspension bridge connecting Fairmont to what was then the town of Palatine The bridge was built under the direction of James L Randolph assistant engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at a cost of about thirty thousand dollars 7 Marion was one of fifty Virginia counties that were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia on June 20 1863 at the height of the Civil War In the months that followed West Virginia s counties were divided into civil townships with the intention of encouraging local government This proved impractical in the heavily rural state and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts 8 Marion County was divided into seven districts Fairmont Grant Lincoln Mannington Paw Paw i Union and Winfield In the 1980s the historic magisterial districts were consolidated into three new districts Middletown Palatine and West Augusta 9 Geography EditAccording to the United States Census Bureau the county has a total area of 312 square miles 810 km2 of which 309 square miles 800 km2 is land and 2 8 square miles 7 3 km2 0 9 is water 10 Major highways Edit Interstate 79 U S Highway 19 U S Highway 250 West Virginia Route 218 West Virginia Route 273 West Virginia Route 310Adjacent counties Edit Monongalia County north Taylor County southeast Harrison County south Wetzel County west Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 185010 552 186012 72220 6 187012 107 4 8 188017 19842 1 189020 72120 5 190032 43056 5 191042 79432 0 192054 57127 5 193066 65522 1 194068 6833 0 195071 5214 1 196063 717 10 9 197061 356 3 7 198065 7897 2 199057 249 13 0 200056 598 1 1 201056 418 0 3 202056 205 0 4 2021 est 56 001 11 0 4 U S Decennial Census 12 1790 1960 13 1900 1990 14 1990 2000 15 2010 2020 1 2020 census Edit As of the 2020 census there were 56 205 people and 23 278 households residing in the county There were 26 280 housing units in Marion The racial makeup of the county was 90 White 3 3 African American 0 5 Asian 0 25 Native American 0 4 from other races and 5 6 from two or more races Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1 6 of the population Of the 23 278 households 48 3 were married couples living together 26 2 had a female householder with no spouse present 19 5 had a male householder with no spouse present The average household and family size was 2 89 The median age in the county was 40 4 years with 20 2 of the population under 18 The median income for a household was 55 094 and the poverty rate was 14 6 16 2010 census Edit As of the census of 2010 there were 56 418 people 23 786 households and 15 271 families living in the county 17 The population density was 182 7 inhabitants per square mile 70 5 km2 There were 26 463 housing units at an average density of 85 7 per square mile 33 1 km2 18 The racial makeup of the county was 94 3 white 3 3 black or African American 0 5 Asian 0 2 American Indian 0 2 from other races and 1 5 from two or more races Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0 9 of the population 17 In terms of ancestry 23 5 were German 17 8 were Irish 13 7 were American 12 0 were English and 10 3 were Italian 19 Of the 23 786 households 27 1 had children under the age of 18 living with them 48 5 were married couples living together 11 1 had a female householder with no husband present 35 8 were non families and 29 3 of all households were made up of individuals The average household size was 2 32 and the average family size was 2 85 The median age was 41 0 years 17 The median income for a household in the county was 38 115 and the median income for a family was 49 046 Males had a median income of 38 948 versus 27 179 for females The per capita income for the county was 20 752 About 11 3 of families and 16 8 of the population were below the poverty line including 24 0 of those under age 18 and 8 6 of those age 65 or over 20 2000 census Edit As of the census of 2000 there were 56 598 people 23 652 households and 15 515 families living in the county The population density was 183 people per square mile 71 km2 There were 26 660 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile 33 km2 The racial makeup of the county was 95 10 White 3 22 Black or African American 0 20 Native American 0 41 Asian 0 01 Pacific Islander 0 13 from other races and 0 93 from two or more races 0 70 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race There were 23 652 households out of which 26 00 had children under the age of 18 living with them 51 40 were married couples living together 10 70 had a female householder with no husband present and 34 40 were non families 28 90 of all households were made up of individuals and 13 90 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 34 and the average family size was 2 88 In the county the population was spread out with 20 60 under the age of 18 10 50 from 18 to 24 26 40 from 25 to 44 24 70 from 45 to 64 and 17 80 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 40 years For every 100 females there were 90 60 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87 30 males The median income for a household in the county was 28 626 and the median income for a family was 37 182 Males had a median income of 29 005 versus 21 100 for females The per capita income for the county was 16 246 About 11 70 of families and 16 30 of the population were below the poverty line including 21 30 of those under age 18 and 8 70 of those age 65 or over Politics EditStarting in 1932 Marion County tended to vote for Democrats through the 20th century similar to many counties in West Virginia As a matter of fact the only time in the 20th century after 1932 that the county voted Republican was in Richard Nixon s 1972 landslide Similar to West Virginia the county has trended Republican in the 21st century albeit at a slower pace as it voted Democratic through the 2000s In 2012 Mitt Romney flipped the county and it has voted Republican since with Trump winning more than 60 of the vote both times United States presidential election results for Marion County West Virginia 21 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 16 300 63 18 8 901 34 50 598 2 32 2016 14 668 62 77 6 964 29 80 1 735 7 43 2012 12 054 55 93 8 959 41 57 540 2 51 2008 11 501 48 45 11 618 48 94 621 2 62 2004 12 150 48 23 12 771 50 69 273 1 08 2000 9 972 43 60 12 315 53 84 586 2 56 1996 6 160 27 86 12 994 58 78 2 953 13 36 1992 6 380 25 32 14 042 55 74 4 772 18 94 1988 9 229 38 87 14 441 60 82 72 0 30 1984 13 106 48 50 13 833 51 20 81 0 30 1980 10 952 41 37 14 189 53 60 1 330 5 02 1976 10 391 36 86 17 800 63 14 0 0 00 1972 16 095 57 57 11 864 42 43 0 0 00 1968 10 177 34 78 17 246 58 94 1 838 6 28 1964 7 707 25 90 22 047 74 10 0 0 00 1960 14 138 44 12 17 903 55 88 0 0 00 1956 16 112 49 88 16 192 50 12 0 0 00 1952 14 979 42 96 19 890 57 04 0 0 00 1948 11 201 35 72 19 866 63 35 290 0 92 1944 11 584 39 64 17 640 60 36 0 0 00 1940 13 349 38 82 21 035 61 18 0 0 00 1936 11 403 35 15 20 859 64 29 181 0 56 1932 12 638 42 89 15 975 54 22 851 2 89 1928 16 088 60 34 10 133 38 00 442 1 66 1924 12 167 50 56 9 386 39 00 2 513 10 44 1920 11 494 55 23 8 734 41 97 583 2 80 1916 4 443 42 81 5 493 52 92 443 4 27 1912 1 625 17 23 4 535 48 08 3 273 34 70 Communities EditCities Edit Fairmont county seat Mannington Pleasant ValleyTowns Edit Fairview Barrackville Farmington Grant Town Monongah Rivesville Whitehall Worthington Magisterial districts Edit Middletown Palatine West AugustaCensus designated places Edit Carolina Idamay RachelUnincorporated communities Edit Baxter Basnettville Beverly Hills Big Run Boothsville Brink Bunner Ridge Catawba Colfax Flyblow Forksburg Four States Grays Flat Hebron Highland Hopewell Hutchinson Joetown Jordan Katy Kingmont Logansport Meadowdale Metz Montana Montana Mines Paw Paw Pettyjohn Pine Grove Pleasant View Quiet Dell 22 Shagtown Seven Pines Stringtown Viola Wahoo Watson WinfieldNotable people EditDavid Carpenter baseball player Frank Kendall Everest Jr The Fastest Man Alive Michael Garrison former president of West Virginia University Frank Gatski athlete in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Sam Huff Pro Football Hall of Fame Johnnie Johnson musician John Knowles author Joe Manchin the former governor of West Virginia and current senior United States senator from West Virginia Luella Mundel professor and McCarthyism victim Francis H Pierpont father of West Virginia Mary Lou Retton all around gymnastics Olympic gold medal winner 1984 Olympic Games Rich Rodriguez former college football coach West Virginia Michigan Arizona Nick Saban current University of Alabama head football coach Harrison C Summers WWII hero Natalie Tennant Secretary of State of West Virginia and 2014 U S Senate candidate Robert Tinnell Director Writer Producer Hershel W Williams Medal of Honor recipient for the Battle of Iwo Jima Tom Wilson creator of the comic strip Ziggy Fielding H Yost Football CoachLiterary presence EditIn the 1632 series of science fiction novels the fictional town of Grantville closely modelled after real life Mannington and its environs were part of Marion County until the alien caused space time anomaly which sent it to 17th century Thuringia The county and its institutions are frequently mentioned in the course of the series and writers interested in the series have held a number of mini cons miniature science fiction conventions in Mannington 23 24 25 Flint has stated The town of Grantville is very closely modeled on the actual town of Mannington There are rules that I require everyone to follow when they write in the series One of them is that it if it wasn t in the town of Mannington in 2000 you can t have it in Grantville The one cheat I had to do was that I needed a power plant The power plant is about 15 miles away in a town called Granttown so I just sorta moved it over That s the only real cheat 26 See also EditPrickett s Fort State Park Fairmont Marion County Transit Authority National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County West VirginiaFootnotes Edit Also spelled Pawpaw in early records References Edit a b State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Retrieved September 4 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Retrieved June 7 2011 Dunnington George A History and Progress of the County of Marion West Virginia Fairmont West Virginia George A Dunnington Publisher 1880 Chap II First Settlements Marion County history sources Archived from the original on June 21 2012 Retrieved January 29 2013 Dunnington George 1880 History and Progress of the County of Marion West Virginia Fairmont WV George A Dunnington pp 87 92 Dunnington George 1880 History and Progress of the County of Marion West Virginia Fairmont WV George A Dunnington pp 87 92 Dunnington George 1880 History and Progress of the County of Marion West Virginia Fairmont WV George A Dunnington pp 87 92 Otis K Rice amp Stephen W Brown West Virginia A History 2nd ed University Press of Kentucky Lexington 1993 p 240 United States Census Bureau U S Decennial Census Tables of Minor Civil Divisions in West Virginia 1870 2010 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved July 30 2015 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 Retrieved September 4 2022 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 10 2014 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved January 10 2014 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 10 2014 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved January 10 2014 Explore Census Data data census gov Retrieved 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County VB Eric Flint s Best Selling Sci Fi Novel Takes Place in Marion County Grantville Gets Transported Back To 1632 July 31 2020 Marion County Visitors Bureau website Baen Interviews Virginia DeMarce March 2006 Baen com Eric Flint Remaking History December 4 2016 Locus magazine websiteExternal links EditMarion County Government Coordinates 39 31 N 80 14 W 39 51 N 80 24 W 39 51 80 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marion County West Virginia amp oldid 1153477355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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