Kentucky · Census place 2150034
Marion, Kentucky
Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky with an estimated 2,876 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 113th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,876
- #113 of 206 in Kentucky
- Change since 2020
- -1.4%
- -41 people
- Land area
- 3.6 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 790 / sq mi
- State median 1,588
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Marion population, 2020 to 2024
Marion lost 41 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.4%. In the latest year it moved by -17.
Marion covers 3.64 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 790 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Marion is less dense than the typical town.
What county Marion is in
All of Marion's residents live in Crittenden County, which had 8,982 residents in 2024. Marion holds 32.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Marion
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marion by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 42064. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Marion is
The Census internal point of Marion is at 37.331700, -88.081200. Frankfort, the capital, is 184.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Princeton, KY (6,223 people), 19.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN, 54.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.331700, -88.081200
- DMS
- 37°19'54.12"N 88°04'52.32"W
- UTM
- 16N 404217.1E 4132218.1N
- Geohash
- dn9k7sj0z
- Plus code
- 869H8WJ9+MG
Daylight in Marion
At 37.33° N, Marion gets about 14 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 35 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Marion
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Sturgis, 15.7 miles away, with 1,655 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Marion, KY?
2,876 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 41 (1.4%) from 2,917 in July 2020.
What county is Marion in?
Crittenden County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Marion?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 42064.
How far is Marion from Frankfort?
184.8 miles (297.4 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Marion.
What is the nearest larger city to Marion?
Princeton, KY, with 6,223 residents, 19.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.