Marion County, Iowa

Marion County
Marion County
County
	Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville
	Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
	Iowa's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°19′52″N 93°06′08″W / 41.331111111111°N 93.102222222222°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	1845
Named for	Francis Marion
Seat	Knoxville
Largest city	Pella
Area
• Total	571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Land	555 sq mi (1,440 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	33,414
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.marioncountyiowa.gov

Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,414.^[1] The county seat is Knoxville.^[2] It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.^[3]

^ "2020 Census State Redistricting Data". census.gov. United states Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 200.