Marion

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Marion

Total population

154

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$63,859

Marion$64k

National$74k

Elevation92 m

Land area2.97 km²

Weather38°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates44.75°, -122.93°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Marion is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 307 at the 2020 census. Marion is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Marion, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Frederick Steiwer

Lawyer, Politician and United States Army officer (1883-1939)

B

Bernard A. Newcomb

American businessman (1943–2023)

Jacob DeShazer

Awarded both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart (1912-2008)

D

Datus E. Myers

American painter and muralist (1879–1960)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oregon

• Jefferson
  4.5 mi away · pop. 3,301
• Scio
  5 mi away
• Aumsville
  7.1 mi away
• Stayton
  7.3 mi away
• Crabtree
  7.9 mi away
• Sublimity
  8.6 mi away
• Millersburg
  8.7 mi away
• Albany
  11.9 mi away · pop. 56,839
• Four Corners
  12.5 mi away · pop. 16,275
• Lacomb
  14.7 mi away · pop. 691
• Mehama
  14.9 mi away
• Independence
  15.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Marion

California and Oregon trail

Francis Parkman · 1872

Salem Parkway and corollary projects, Salem/Marion, Oregon

1981

Marion County, U.S. 1870 census

1969

The Asylum Cemetery, 1883-1913, Salem, Marion County, Oregon

Susan N. Bell · 1991

Metsker's atlas of Marion County, Oregon

Metsker Maps. · 1941

Book of remembrance of Marion County, Oregon, pioneers 1840-1860

Sarah Hunt Steeves · 1927

Nine lives of Moses on the Oregon Trail

Marion Fuller Archer · 1968

Marion County, Oregon

1920

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 51 mi
• Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 52 mi
• Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 84 mi
• Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 161 mi
• Wildfire Ruggs, Morrow, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-31 · 162 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 162 mi
• Wildfire Colwash, Yakima, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 165 mi
• Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 169 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

Seen 2026-10-11

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-10-11

Varied Thrush

Ixoreus naevius

Seen 2026-10-11

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-10-10

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-10-10

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-10-10

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Seen 2026-10-10

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

Seen 2026-10-10

Long-toed Salamander

Ambystoma macrodactylum

Seen 2026-10-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).