Marion County, Kentucky

Marion County
Marion County
County
	Marion County courthouse in Lebanon
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°33′N 85°16′W / 37.55°N 85.27°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1834
Named for	Francis Marion
Seat	Lebanon
Largest city	Lebanon
Area
• Total	347 sq mi (900 km2)
• Land	343 sq mi (890 km2)
• Water	3.9 sq mi (10 km2) 1.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	19,581
• Estimate (2023)	19,834
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.marioncounty.ky.gov

Marion County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,581.^[1] Its county seat is Lebanon.^[2] The county was founded in 1834 and named for Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War hero known as the "Swamp Fox".^[3]^[4]^[5]

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