Marion or MARION may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Marion (band) Marion are an English Britpop band, formed in 1993 in Macclesfield, Cheshire. The band's classic lineup featured frontman Jaime Harding (born Jamie Brian Harding, 27th February 1975), guitarist Phil Cunningham (rock musician), Phil Cunningham, ...

, a British alternative rock group * ''Marion'' (miniseries), a 1974 miniseries * ''Marion'' (1920 film), an Italian silent film * ''Marion'' (2024 film), a UK short

People and fictional characters

Marion (given name) Marion is a unisex name, unisex given name. As a ''feminine'' given name, it is a French diminutive of Marie (given name), Marie that has been in use by English speakers since the Middle Ages. It was also occasionally considered a form of Margare ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Marion (surname), a list of people with the surname

Places

Australia

City of Marion The City of Marion is a Local government in Australia, local government area in part of the southern and western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council offices are in the suburb of Sturt, South Australia, Sturt. History The Distric ...

, a local government area in South Australia *

Marion, South Australia Marion is a suburb in the City of Marion, around south-west of the Adelaide city centre, city centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Founded as a rural village in 1838 on the banks of the Sturt River, Adelaide, Sturt River, Marion w ...

, a suburb of Adelaide **

Marion railway station Marion railway station is located on the Seaford line. Situated in the south-western Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities i ...

United States

Marion, Alabama Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 3,686, up 4.8% over 2000. First known as Muckle Ridge, the city was renamed for a hero of the American Revolut ...

, a city *

Marion, Arkansas Marion is a city in and the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 12,345 at the 2010 census, a 38.7% increase since 2000. The city is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It is the second largest city ...

, a city *

Marion, Connecticut Marion is a neighborhood in the town of Southington, Connecticut, United States. It is generally the area in the vicinity of the intersection of Route 322 and Marion Avenue, just north of the Cheshire town line. The neighborhood includes the M ...

, a neighborhood of the town of Southington *

Marion, Georgia Marion is an unincorporated community in Twiggs County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History The community was named after Francis Marion (c. 1732–1795), army officer during the American Revolutionary War, known as the Swamp Fox. Marion was ...

, an unincorporated community *

Marion, Illinois The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields ...

, a city *

Marion, Indiana Marion is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 28,310 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from ...

, a city **

Marion station (Amtrak) Marion station was a train station in Marion, Indiana. History The station was added as a stop on Amtrak's ''Mountaineer'' and ''James Whitcomb Riley'' in 1975. Passenger service to Marion ended in 1986 when the ''Cardinal'' (renamed from the '' ...

, a former train station **

Marion station (Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad) Marion station is a former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Marion, Indiana. History The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad first ran through Marion on October 19, 1867, though passengers were handled from a small depot at ...

, a former train station of the Pennsylvania Railroad *

Marion, Shelby County, Indiana Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History James Wilson was the first settler in the future Shelby County, raising a cabin there in 1819. In 1820 the New Purchase areas were f ...

, an unincorporated community *

Marion, Iowa Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was 41,535 in 2020, an increase of 58%. The city is located next to Cedar Rapids and part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

, a city ** Marion station (Iowa), a former train station *

Marion, Kansas Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Kansas, Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,922. The city was named in honor of Francis Marion, a b ...

, a city *

Marion, Kentucky Marion is a home rule-class city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,039. The farm communities surrounding Marion are home to a large Amish popu ...

, a home rule-class city *

Marion, Louisiana Marion is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 765 at the 2010 census, a decrease from 806 at the 2000 census. This population includes the village of Truxno in the northwestern corner of the city limits. It is ...

, a town *

Marion, Massachusetts Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,347 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Mar ...

, a town *

Marion Station, Maryland Marion Station, also known as Marion, is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is located at the northern intersection of Maryland Route 413, Maryland routes ...

, an unincorporated community often referred to as just "Marion" *

Marion, Michigan Marion is a village in Osceola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 789 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Marion Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total ar ...

, a village *

Marion, Minnesota Marion is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontar ...

, an unincorporated community *

Marion, Mississippi Marion is a town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is a northeastern suburb of Meridian, the county seat. The population of Marion was 1,479 at the 2010 census. History The town was named for Francis Marion, a military leade ...

, a town *

Marion, Missouri Marion is an unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri, United States. Marion is in the northwest corner of the county, in historic Marion Township, and very near the post-1845 county boundary line with Moniteau County. The community is ...

, an unincorporated community *

Marion, Montana Marion is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Its population was 1,119 as of the 2020 census. Marion has a post office with ZIP code 59925. The Great Northern Railway created Mar ...

, a census-designated place and unincorporated community *

Marion, Nebraska Marion is an unincorporated community in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States, near the Kansas state line. History Marion was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisio ...

, an unincorporated community * Marion Section, a section of Jersey City, New Jersey *

Marion, New York Marion is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 4,746 as of the 2010 census. It is named after Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. It is an interior town near the center of the county, approximately 20 miles eas ...

, a town *

Marion (CDP), New York Marion is a hamlet (New York), hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Marion, New York, Town of Marion, Wayne County, New York, Wayne County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2010 census. Go ...

, a hamlet and census-designated place *

Marion, North Carolina Marion is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Francis Marion, Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in gue ...

, a city * Marion, North Dakota, a city *

Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in Marion County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 35,999 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down slig ...

, the largest American city named Marion ** Marion Union Station, a former passenger railway station *

Marion, Oregon Marion is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Marion as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area ...

, an unincorporated community *

Marion, Pennsylvania Marion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 851. It lies along U.S. Route 11, south of Chambersburg and north of Greencas ...

, an unincorporated community and census-designated place *

Marion, South Carolina Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina, Marion County, South Carolina, United States. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. The population was 6 ...

, a city *

Marion, South Dakota Marion is a city in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 849 at the 2020 census. History Marion was laid out in 1879, and named in honor of a railroad employee's daughter. Geography According to the United States Cen ...

, a city * Marion, Texas, a city *

Marion, Utah Marion is a census-designated place in Summit County, Utah, Summit County, Utah, United States. The population was 685, according to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Marion is a small farming community located about east of ...

, a census-designated place *

Marion, Virginia Marion is a town in and the county seat of Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It is positioned upon Interstate 81, in the Blue Ridge portion of the southern Appalachian Mountains in Southwest Virginia. The town is named for American Revolu ...

, a town *

Marion, Wetzel County, West Virginia Marion is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The ...

Marion, Wisconsin Marion is a city in Shawano and Waupaca counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,324 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Marion has been in operation since 1880. The city was named for Francis Marion, an off ...

, a city *

Marion, Grant County, Wisconsin Marion is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km), of which, 35.4&nbs ...

, a town * Marion, Juneau County, Wisconsin, a town * Marion, Waushara County, Wisconsin, a town *

Marion County (disambiguation) Marion County is the name of seventeen counties in the United States of America, mostly named for General Francis Marion: * Marion County, Alabama * Marion County, Arkansas * Marion County, Florida * Marion County, Georgia * Marion County, Illi ...

* Marion Township (disambiguation) *

Lake Marion (disambiguation) Lake Marion or Marion Lake may refer to: ;Canada * Marion Lake (Alberta), a street in Botha, Alberta ;United States * Marion Lake (Arkansas), a lake in Crittenden County, Arkansas, Crittenden County * Marion County Lake, a lake in Marion County, K ...

, including Marion Lake and Marion Reservoir

Elsewhere

Marion Nunataks The Marion Nunataks are a small group of nunataks rising to about on Charcot Island, in the eastern Bellinghausen Sea of Antarctica. They form a 12 km chain of rocky outcrops on the mid-north coast of the island, stretching from Mount Moniqu ...

, Charcot Island, Antarctica *

Marion, Cyprus Marion () was one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus, Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus. It was situated in the north-west of the island in the Akamas region, close to or under the present town of Polis, Cyprus, Polis. Both Strabo and Pliny the Elder me ...

, an ancient city-state * Marion Island, one of the

Prince Edward Islands The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited subantarctic volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean that are administered by South Africa. They are named Marion Island (named after Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, 1724–1772) and P ...

, South Africa

Schools

Indiana Wesleyan University Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is a private evangelical Christian university headquartered in Marion, Indiana, and affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. It is the largest private university in Indiana. The university system includes IWU—M ...

, once called Marion College *

Marion College (Missouri) Marion College was a small school in Marion County, Missouri, 1831–1844. It was the first college to be chartered by the Missouri state legislature, and the second educational institution in Missouri to be granted the right to confer college an ...

, a historical manual work college *

Marion College (Virginia) Marion College was a Lutheran junior women's college that operated in Marion, Virginia, from 1873 to 1967. Roanoke College Roanoke College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in S ...

, a defunct junior college *

Marion Military Institute Marion Military Institute, the Military College of Alabama, (MMI, sometimes Marion Institute, Marion Military, or simply Marion) is a Public college, public military junior college in Marion, Alabama. Founded in 1842, it is the official state mi ...

, Marion, Alabama, the oldest military junior college in the United States * Marion High School (disambiguation), various American high schools and one defunct Australian one

Other uses

United States Penitentiary, Marion The United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion) is a large medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Southern Precinct, unincorporated Williamson County, Illinois. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a ...

, a federal prison for male inmates * , a Union Navy sloop-of-war during the American Civil War *

Marion Power Shovel Company Marion Power Shovel Company was an American firm that designed, manufactured and sold steam shovels, power shovels, blast hole drills, excavators, and dragline excavators for use in the construction and mining industries. The company was a majo ...

, best known for building the crawler-transporters used to move launch vehicles at the Kennedy Space Center *

Westfield Marion Westfield Marion (colloquially known as simply "Marion") is the largest shopping centre in Adelaide, South Australia, located in Oaklands Park, serving greater Southern Adelaide. Westfield Marion is the eleventh largest shopping centre in A ...

, colloquially called simply "Marion", the largest shopping centre in Adelaide, South Australia * MARION, formerly ACT Writers Centre, Australian organisation that awards the

MARION Book Awards The ACT Literary Awards, formerly known as the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards, are a suite of Australian literary honours coordinated and presented annually by MARION (formerly the ACT Writers Centre). The awards recognise outstanding litera ...

Arts and entertainment

People and fictional characters

Places

Australia

United States

Elsewhere

Schools

Other uses

See also