Marion County, Georgia

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 [Columbus, Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area].
The art site of Pasaquan is located in Marion County.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and 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. 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

Adjacent counties

Communities

City

Buena Vista

[Census-designated place]

Tazewell

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Race	Num.	Perc.
White	4,486	59.83%
Black or African American	2,122	28.3%
Native American	12	0.16%
Asian	55	0.73%
Pacific Islander	15	0.2%
Other/Mixed	248	3.31%
Hispanic or Latino	560	7.47%

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.
As of the 2020 census, there were 2,969 households and 2,396 families in the county, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,497 housing units, of which 15.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.7% were owner-occupied and 28.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%.

Education

The Marion County School District is the only school district in the county. 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.