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Marion
North Dakotacity
Marion
Total population
176
Median home value
$119,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$112,891
Founded
1900
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Dense Fog Advisory · ModerateDense Fog Advisory issued September 17 at 6:07AM CDT until September 17 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Marion is a city in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census.
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History
The city was founded in 1900 as Elmo, but changed its name to Marion in 1902. The new name came from Marion Mellen, daughter of Northern Pacific Railway president Charles Sanger Mellen. Marion was located at the end of a Northern Pacific branch line starting in Casselton and known as the "lady line" due to the many cities bearing female names located alongside the tracks. The line was in place in Marion until 2002, when eventual owner Red River Valley & Western filed for abandonment.
Geography
Marion is located at (46.607360, -98.333510). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Marion, ND from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves180
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves163
- American CootFulica americana Gmelin, 1789 · Aves156
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves154
- Northern PintailAnas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves145
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves140
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves139
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves138
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- LITCHVILLE-MARION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Marion · 58 students · 7.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Dakota
- Litchville7.6 mi away
- Dickey8 mi away
- Montpelier13.3 mi away
- Ypsilanti15.9 mi away · pop. 55
- Berlin17.6 mi away · pop. 50
- LaMoure17.7 mi away · pop. 658
- Kathryn18.1 mi away
- Fort Ransom20.3 mi away · pop. 106
- Spiritwood23.5 mi away
- Sanborn23.5 mi away · pop. 103
- Edgeley24.7 mi away · pop. 666
- Nome25.2 mi away · pop. 49
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Marion
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 242 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET