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City · Marion County · 35,975 residents · 2% municipal income tax

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Local events in Marion

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  1. 10-Hour OSHA Training 2026 - 2 Day Event, November 3rd and 5th

    Nov 3 to 5 · Class Location: Marion Area Chamber Garden Room -Inside the Harding Centre · From Marion Area Chamber of Commerce

  2. Ambassadors Ribbon Cutting Celebration Sip Easy - November 4, 2026, 11:00 a.m

    11 a.m. to noon · Sip Easy Coffee Bar LLC · From Marion Area Chamber of Commerce

  3. Business & Personal Emergency Plan Series & Workshop: Protect Operations - November 6, 2026

    2:30 to 4 p.m. · Hosted By: Marion City/County Emergency Management Agency Meeting Location: Harding Centre · From Marion Area Chamber of Commerce

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How Marion began

Marion was laid out in 1821-1822 on the Scioto Trail at the site chosen as the seat of the newly formed Marion County, and was incorporated as a village by act of the Ohio legislature in the 1829-1830 session, with Nathan Peters as its first mayor from March 1830. It was named for General Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War partisan leader known as the 'Swamp Fox.' The city grew into a major manufacturing center, producing an estimated 80 percent of the country's steam shovels by 1911 through the Marion Steam Shovel Company (later Marion Power Shovel), whose machines were used on the Panama Canal and the Hoover Dam. It is best known nationally as the hometown of the 29th U.S. president, Warren G. Harding, who ran his 1920 'front porch campaign' from his Mount Vernon Avenue home and is entombed in the city with his wife Florence.

Settled 1821, platted 1822, incorporated 1829-1830 (legislative session; first mayor took office March 15, 1830), by Platted as the seat of newly organized Marion County.

Where the name comes from

The city and county were named in honor of General Francis Marion of South Carolina, the Revolutionary War militia commander nicknamed the 'Swamp Fox.'

Before the town

Marion County sits in a part of central Ohio crossed by Native trails that ran along the low ridges between the Scioto and Sandusky drainages; local histories describe Indian trails in the county as generally following older buffalo traces along the hilltops. The nearby village of La Rue, a few miles northwest of Marion in Marion County, stood at or near the site of a Wyandot village occupied before the tribe's removal in the 1830s-40s. The Wyandot held the Grand Reserve around Upper Sandusky, about 25 miles north of Marion, until they were forced onto the Wyandot Removal Trail in 1843, walking roughly 150 miles from Upper Sandusky to Cincinnati under the terms of the 1842 Treaty of Upper Sandusky. No mounds, earthworks, or named village sites specific to the city of Marion itself turned up in the sources checked; the record found is county- and region-level rather than site-specific to the city.

Nations recorded here: Wyandot.

  • Wyandot village near La Rue (village) — La Rue, Marion County, Ohio (a few miles northwest of Marion), pre-1830s removal (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Wyandot Removal Trail (trail) — Upper Sandusky to Cincinnati, passing through central Ohio near Marion County, 1843 (remarkableohio.org)

Timeline

  1. — Marion is platted as the county seat of newly organized Marion County, Ohio.
  2. — The Ohio legislature incorporates Marion as a village; Nathan Peters becomes the first mayor on March 15, 1830.
  3. — William Mitchell, accused by a group of Virginians of being a fugitive slave, is tried in the Marion courthouse before Judge Ozias Bowen, who rules him free on August 27; a riot follows when the Virginians try to seize him anyway, and Mitchell escapes to Canada.
  4. — The present Marion County Courthouse, designed by architect David W. Gibbs, is built on Courthouse Square for $115,000; the cornerstone was laid July 4, 1884.
  5. — Warren G. Harding and Florence Kling design and build the Queen Anne-style house at 380 Mount Vernon Avenue where they marry and where Harding lives until 1921.
  6. — Marion builds its first municipal sewage treatment plant, completed and placed in full operation in 1905.
  7. — By this year Marion is producing an estimated 80 percent of the nation's steam shovels, through firms including the Marion Steam Shovel Company.
  8. — The state health department finds Marion's 1905 sewage plant inadequate and a source of pollution to the Rock Swale Ditch, prompting design of a replacement.
  9. — In February, following an alleged assault, nearly all of Marion's Black residents are driven out of the city, an episode that left Marion functioning as a sundown town.
  10. — Senator Warren G. Harding conducts his presidential 'front porch campaign' from his Mount Vernon Avenue home; more than 600,000 visitors travel to Marion to hear him speak before his election that November.
  11. — Dog-kennel owner Walter Lingo of nearby La Rue fields the NFL's Oorang Indians, an all-Native traveling team coached by Jim Thorpe; of its 20 games over two seasons, the only 'home' game was played in Marion.
  12. — Marion's modern sewage treatment plant, designed by consulting engineer George Gascoigne, goes into service; it is noted as one of the few Ohio plants achieving complete treatment year-round. The 146-room Hotel Harding, designed by William Earl Russ, also opens on February 1, 1924.
  13. — The circular Doric memorial to Warren and Florence Harding, designed by Henry Hornbostel, Eric Fisher Wood, and Edward Mellon, is completed at Marion Cemetery; the Hardings, first buried in the cemetery's receiving vault, are reinterred there.
  14. — President Herbert Hoover dedicates the Harding Tomb on June 16.
  15. — Marion's sewage plant is upgraded to produce methane from its digesters for plant heating and its capacity is expanded to 5.4 million gallons a day, serving about 40,000 residents.
  16. — A $12.5 million activated-sludge treatment facility replaces the aging plant, raising capacity to 10.5 million gallons a day under EPA mandate.
  17. — A $23 million upgrade adds a SCADA control system to the Marion wastewater plant.
  18. — In December, Aqua Ohio's Marion customers report a strong earthy, chemical-like taste and odor in their tap water; the company attributes it to organic compounds (geosmin) in the surface-water supply and adjusts its intake mix and treatment process, drawing more than 70 complaints to Ohio EPA.
  19. — In July, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approves an Aqua Ohio water rate increase of about $9.5 million a year (down from the $13.4 million requested) plus roughly $1.04 million in additional wastewater costs, following a public hearing at Marion City Hall in January 2026.

Stories

The 1839 Marion riot

In July 1839, a group of men from Virginia rode into Marion and seized a Black resident, William Mitchell (also recorded as William Anderson), claiming he was an escaped slave. Mitchell had lived in the town for at least a year. He was brought before Judge Ozias Bowen of the Court of Common Pleas under Ohio's newly passed 1839 Fugitive Slave Act, and on August 27, in a packed courthouse, Bowen ruled the Virginians' claim invalid and declared Mitchell a free man. The Virginians tried to grab Mitchell anyway as he left the courthouse. A crowd of Marion residents fought them off in the street, breaking into the town armory and passing out weapons; a riot between pro- and anti-slavery factions followed and drew national newspaper coverage. Mitchell got away and made it to Canada. Ohio's 1839 Fugitive Slave Act itself was so unpopular that public pressure forced its repeal within four years.

The front porch campaign

In 1920, Marion Star publisher and U.S. Senator Warren G. Harding ran for president largely without leaving home. From the wraparound porch of the Queen Anne house he and Florence Kling had built together in 1891 at 380 Mount Vernon Avenue, Harding delivered speeches to delegations that traveled to Marion from across the country; a press house was built next door to handle the reporters. Over the course of the campaign more than 600,000 people are estimated to have visited. Harding won the election that November on a platform of 'return to normalcy' and served until his death in office in 1923. The house, with almost all of its original furnishings intact, is now a National Historic Landmark museum operated by the Ohio History Connection.

A dog-kennel owner's NFL team

In 1922 and 1923, the NFL's smallest-ever franchise, the Oorang Indians, was based in nearby La Rue, and the only 'home' game of its twenty was played in Marion. The team was the brainchild of Walter Lingo, who ran the Oorang Kennels in nearby La Rue (population under a thousand, with no football field of its own) and organized an all-Native roster purely to advertise his Airedale terriers. He hired the great Olympian Jim Thorpe as player-coach at $500 a week to recruit players from the Cherokee, Mohawk, Chippewa, Blackfeet, Winnebago, Mission, Caddo, Sac and Fox, Seneca, and Penobscot nations. The team won only four league games in two seasons, but the kennels it advertised thrived until 1929.

Building the sewage plant Ohio pointed to as a model

Marion's first sewage treatment plant went into service in 1905, but within eleven years the Ohio Department of Health found it inadequate and blamed it for polluting the Rock Swale Ditch. The city hired consulting engineer George Gascoigne to design a replacement, which opened in 1924 and was singled out as one of the few plants in Ohio achieving complete treatment of its wastewater year-round. The plant has been rebuilt several times since: digesters were converted to produce heating methane in the 1950s, an activated-sludge facility replaced the aging works in 1978 under federal mandate, and a $23 million SCADA upgrade modernized plant controls in 2003. It now treats an average of 8.5 million gallons a day, removing 96 percent or more of incoming organic and solid material before discharging to the Little Scioto River.

Photographs

Warren G. Harding's home on Mount Vernon Avenue, showing the famous front porch, Marion, Ohio
Warren G. Harding's home on Mount Vernon Avenue, showing the famous front porch, Marion, Ohio (1923)
Photo: Keystone View Co. stereocard, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (cph.3a23032), public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The newly built Harding Memorial (tomb) in Marion, Ohio
The newly built Harding Memorial (tomb) in Marion, Ohio (c. 1926-1930)
Photo: National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (LCCN 2016822902), public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Marion County Courthouse on Courthouse Square, built 1884-1885
The Marion County Courthouse on Courthouse Square, built 1884-1885 (2009)
Photo: Nyttend, Wikimedia Commons, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · remarkableohio.org · wgpfoundation.org · marionohio.us · 10tv.com · spectrumnews1.com · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

11 places in Marion on the National Register of Historic Places, 1 of them National Historic Landmark. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Harding, Warren G., House LandmarkBuilding · Marion · listed 1966
    Address
    380 Mount Vernon Ave.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1966
    National Historic Landmark
    Yes
    NRIS reference number
    66000618
    Coordinates
    40.58657, -83.12173

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  2. Harding TombStructure · Marion · listed 1976
    Address
    Marion Cemetery
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001485
    Coordinates
    40.57313, -83.12284

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  3. Hotel HardingBuilding · Marion · listed 1980
    Address
    267 W. Center St.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1980
    NRIS reference number
    80003154
    Coordinates
    40.58825, -83.13301

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  4. King, George W., Mansion--EtowahBuilding · Marion · listed 1995
    Address
    429 Mount Vernon Ave.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1995
    NRIS reference number
    95001331
    Coordinates
    40.58506, -83.12039

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  5. Marion Cemetery Receiving VaultStructure · Marion · listed 1995
    Address
    620 Delaware Ave.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Structure
    Listed on the National Register
    1995
    NRIS reference number
    95001415
    Coordinates
    40.57611, -83.12223

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  6. Marion County CourthouseBuilding · Marion · listed 1974
    Address
    Courthouse Sq.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1974
    NRIS reference number
    74001572
    Coordinates
    40.59353, -83.14015

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  7. Marion County Telephone Company BuildingBuilding · Marion · listed 2007
    Address
    197 S. Main St.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    2007
    NRIS reference number
    07000298
    Coordinates
    40.58666, -83.12906

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  8. Marion Women's Club HomeBuilding · Marion
    Address
    1126 East Center St.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Latest NPS certification action
    2019
    NRIS reference number
    100004781
    Coordinates
    40.58833, -83.10127

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  9. Old US Post OfficeBuilding · Marion · listed 1990
    Address
    169 E. Church St.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1990
    NRIS reference number
    90001777
    Coordinates
    40.58710, -83.12707

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  10. Palace TheaterBuilding · Marion · listed 1976
    Address
    272 W. Center St.
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1976
    NRIS reference number
    76001486
    Coordinates
    40.58879, -83.13787

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  11. Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial ChapelBuilding · Marion · listed 1995
    Address
    OH 423, E side, within Marion Cemetery
    Where
    Marion, Marion County · ZIP 43302
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1995
    NRIS reference number
    95000169
    Coordinates
    40.57670, -83.12461

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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

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Water

Blended surface intakes on the Little Scioto River and Scioto River near the Marion-Agosta Road plant, supplemented by 18 groundwater wells The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Marion's boundary: 1 hospital, 3 health centers, 1 dialysis center, 4 nursing homes, 4 fire and EMS stations, 11 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 7 museums, 2 police stations, 4 public charging sites, 1 Superfund site, 11 Toxics Release Inventory facilities, 1 station or terminal and 15 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Marion General HospitalGeneral hospital · Marion
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1000 Mckinley Park Drive, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Beds
    276
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    Yes
    Phone
    (740) 383-8400
    Medicare ID
    360011

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Community health centers (3)

  1. Center Street Community Clinic, Inc.Health center · Marion
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.57039, -83.12532

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  2. Center Street Community Health CenterHealth center · Marion
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58892, -83.12984

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  3. Community Counseling and Wellness Centers-MarionHealth center · Marion
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.56964, -83.12922

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Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Davita Heart Of Marion DialysisDialysis · Marion
    Address
    1221 Delaware Avenue, Marion, OH 43302
    Dialysis stations
    13
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    DaVita
    Medicare certified since
    2015-03-19
    Phone
    (740) 375-0849
    Medicare ID
    362823

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Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (4)

  1. Harding Pointe3 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    340 Oak Street, Marion, OH 43302
    Certified beds
    50
    Residents on an average day
    48
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    JAG HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 382-9500
    Medicare ID
    366340

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  2. Marion Nursing & Rehab1 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    175 Community Drive, Marion, OH 43302
    Certified beds
    99
    Residents on an average day
    71
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $40,053 (latest 2023-12-18)
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 387-7537
    Medicare ID
    365329

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  3. Marion Pointe3 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    409 Bellfontaine Avenue, Marion, OH 43302
    Certified beds
    45
    Residents on an average day
    41
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    3 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    3 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    JAG HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 383-2126
    Medicare ID
    365323

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  4. Marion Valley Post Acute1 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    400 Barks Road West, Marion, OH 43302
    Certified beds
    135
    Residents on an average day
    106
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    3 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Chain
    PACS GROUP
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (740) 387-1225
    Medicare ID
    366304

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Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (4)

  1. Marion Fire Department Station 1Marion
    Address
    186 South Prospect Street, Marion, OH 43302
    Coordinates
    40.58690, -83.12992

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  2. Marion Fire Department Station 2Marion
    Address
    1069 Bellefontaine Avenue, Marion, OH 43302
    Coordinates
    40.57059, -83.14882

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  3. Marion Fire Department Station 3Marion
    Address
    599 Jefferson Street, Marion, OH 43302
    Coordinates
    40.59998, -83.11383

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  4. Marion Township Fire Department Station 1Marion
    Address
    762 East Center Street, Marion, OH 43302
    Coordinates
    40.58970, -83.11109

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Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Public schools (11)

  1. Benjamin Harrison Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    625 Brightwood Dr, Marion, OH 43302
    School district
    Marion City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    367
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    23
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    68.6%
    Ohio building IRN
    042861
    NCES school ID
    390443301261

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  2. Buckeye Community School - MarionMarion
    Address
    366 W Center St, Marion, OH 43302
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    570
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    8
    NCES school ID
    390163306182

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  3. George Washington Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    400 Pennsylvania Ave, Marion, OH 43302
    School district
    Marion City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    447
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    61.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    039586
    NCES school ID
    390443301257

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  4. Harding High SchoolMarion
    Address
    1500 Harding Hwy E, Marion, OH 43302
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    978
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    76.38
    NCES school ID
    390443301259

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  5. James A. Garfield Elementary SchoolMarion
    Address
    1170 Brookside Rd, Marion, OH 43302
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    365
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    26
    NCES school ID
    390443304540

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  6. Marion Preparatory AcademyMarion
    Address
    1001 Mount Vernon Ave, Marion, OH 43302
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    196
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    16
    NCES school ID
    390160905999

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  7. Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    750 Silver St, Marion, OH 43302
    School district
    Marion City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    263
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    17
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    63.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    034611
    NCES school ID
    390443301267

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  8. TRECA Digital AcademyMarion
    Address
    107 N Main St, Marion, OH 43302
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    2,159
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    45.41
    NCES school ID
    390011804148

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  9. Ulysses S. Grant Middle School3 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    420 Presidential Dr, Marion, OH 43302
    School district
    Marion City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    936
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    64
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    54.5%
    Ohio building IRN
    000351
    NCES school ID
    390443305287

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  10. William H. Taft Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    1000 Robinson St, Marion, OH 43302
    School district
    Marion City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    399
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    61.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    147603
    NCES school ID
    390443304539

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  11. William McKinley Elementary School2 of 5 stars · Marion
    Address
    925 Chatfield Rd, Marion, OH 43302
    School district
    Marion City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    388
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    25
    Report card, 2025-26
    2 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    58.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    000352
    NCES school ID
    390443305288

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Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (1)

  1. St Mary SchoolPrivate, Catholic · Marion
    Address
    274 N Prospect St, Marion, OH 43302
    Kind
    Catholic
    Students, 2023-24
    129
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    11.5
    Students per teacher
    11.2174
    Phone
    (740) 382-1607
    NCES private school ID
    01059698

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Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Public libraries (1)

  1. Marion Public LibraryCentral library · Marion
    Address
    445 E. Church St., Marion, OH 43302
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Marion Public Library
    Open
    2,652 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    42,562 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    69,940
    System's loans, FY2024
    222,126
    People the system serves
    64,852
    Phone
    (740) 387-0992

    IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (7)

  1. Harding Home And MuseumMuseum · Marion
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58717, -83.12293

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Huber Machinery MuseumMuseum · Marion
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.60034, -83.13285

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  3. Marion County Historical SocietyHistorical society · Marion
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58709, -83.13154

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  4. Marion Union Station AssociationHistorical society · Marion
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58322, -83.12377

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  5. Stengel True MuseumMuseum · Marion
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58062, -83.12628

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  6. Vietnam Veterans Museum Education & Reunion CenterMuseum · Marion
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.60584, -83.13075

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  7. Wyandott Popcorn MuseumMuseum · Marion
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58709, -83.13154

    Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (2)

  1. Marion County Sheriff's OfficeMarion
    Address
    100 Executive Drive, Marion, OH 43302
    Coordinates
    40.57150, -83.12486

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Marion Police DepartmentMarion
    Address
    233 West Center Street, Marion, OH 43302
    Coordinates
    40.58818, -83.13277

    USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Public EV charging (4)

  1. MARION MARION MOB 24 Level 2 · Marion
    Address
    278 Barks Rd W, Marion, OH 43302
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Mathews Ford - DCFC DC fast4 DC fast · Marion
    Address
    1155 Delaware Avenue, Marion, OH 43302
    Ports
    4 DC fast
    Plugs
    CCS
    Network
    Blink Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-998-2546

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. MGH MGH - 14 Level 2 · Marion
    Address
    1000 McKinley Park Dr, Marion, OH 43302
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. MGH MGH 3 CANCER CT4 Level 2 · Marion
    Address
    250 Executive Dr, Marion, OH 43302
    Ports
    4 Level 2
    Plugs
    J1772
    Network
    ChargePoint Network
    Hours
    24 hours daily
    Phone
    888-758-4389

    Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.

Superfund sites (1)

  1. Joseph Street AsbestosSuperfund program · Marion
    Address
    333 Joseph St, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
    EPA program ID
    OHN000510925
    EPA registry ID
    110001620586

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (11)

  1. Arcelor Mittal MarionToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    686 West Fairground Street, Marion, OH 43301
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43301LTVCP686WF
    EPA registry ID
    110002445774

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Bronze & Metal IndToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    881 W Center, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302BRNZM881WC
    EPA registry ID
    110002109469

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Central Ohio Farmers CooperativeToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    751 E. Farming St., Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302CNTRL751EF
    EPA registry ID
    110000382817

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Graphic Packaging International, Llc (0351010062)Toxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    1171 W Center St, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4330WGRPHC1171W
    EPA registry ID
    110042291481

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Nachurs Alpine Solutions - Marion PlantToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    421 Leader Street, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302NCHRS421LE
    EPA registry ID
    110000382835

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. (0351010017)Toxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    912 Cheney Avenue, Marion, OH 43301
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    43302MRNST912CH
    EPA registry ID
    110000741715

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Pioneer City AlloysToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    311 Rose Avenue, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302LLYCS311RO
    EPA registry ID
    110000382826

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Quaker Oats CoToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    1171 West Center Street, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (closed)
    EPA program ID
    43302QKRTS1171W
    EPA registry ID
    110009648088

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Tmpsc IncToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    617 W. Center St., Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302DRSSR617WE
    EPA registry ID
    110000766485

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Tube City ImsToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    912 Cheyney Ave, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    43302MSDVT912CH
    EPA registry ID
    110031019485

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. U.S. Yachiyo, IncToxics Release Inventory · Marion
    Address
    1177 Kellogg Parkway, Marion, OH 43302
    County
    Marion County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    4330WSYCHY1177K
    EPA registry ID
    110014397633

    EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Stations and terminals (1)

  1. 137 S State StIntercity bus stop · Greyhound Lines
    What it is
    Intercity bus stop
    Operator
    Greyhound Lines
    City
    Marion
    Coordinates
    40.58800, -83.12700

    BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: BTS Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database and National Transit Map (2025). Bus stops are counted on the card and drawn on the full map.

Spills reported since 2021 (15)

  1. Water (H20) Reached water2025-12-14 · Marion
    Reported
    2025-12-14
    What spilled
    Water (H20)
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2512EPA0002001

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  2. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-05-21 · Marion
    Reported
    2025-05-21
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000811

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  3. Material Green2024-07-09 · Marion Twp
    Reported
    2024-07-09
    What spilled
    Material Green
    Where
    Marion Twp, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2407EPA0001159

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  4. Material Undetermined / Other2024-02-25 · Marion
    Reported
    2024-02-25
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000292

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  5. Material Unknown2023-10-15 · Marion
    Reported
    2023-10-15
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2310EPA0001780

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  6. Material Unknown2023-05-12 · Marion
    Reported
    2023-05-12
    What spilled
    Material Unknown
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2305EPA0000772

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  7. Phosphoric Acid (H3O4P)2023-05-02 · Marion
    Reported
    2023-05-02
    What spilled
    Phosphoric Acid (H3O4P)
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2305EPA0000706

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  8. Waste Water2022-05-20 · Marion
    Reported
    2022-05-20
    What spilled
    Waste Water
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2205EPA0000746

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  9. Potassium Hydroxide / Potash Lye / Caustic Potash (Koh)2022-02-24 · Marion
    Reported
    2022-02-24
    What spilled
    Potassium Hydroxide / Potash Lye / Caustic Potash (Koh)
    Largest amount reported
    5 gallons
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000239

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  10. Chemical(S) Unk2022-02-01 · Marion
    Reported
    2022-02-01
    What spilled
    Chemical(S) Unk
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2202EPA0000105

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  11. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2022-01-12 · Marion
    Reported
    2022-01-12
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    35 gallons
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2201EPA0000035

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  12. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-07-22 · Marion
    Reported
    2021-07-22
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    50 gallons
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001109

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  13. Material Undetermined / Other2026-08-11 · Marion
    Reported
    2026-08-11
    What spilled
    Material Undetermined / Other
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2608EPA0001478

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  14. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-06-19 · Marion
    Reported
    2026-06-19
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2606EPA0001111

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

  15. Asbestos2026-05-31 · Marion
    Reported
    2026-05-31
    What spilled
    Asbestos
    Where
    Marion, Marion County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2605EPA0000944

    Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Marion, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

ZIPShareWaterRadon Home valueSchoolsFlood
43302 Marion 66% Blended surface intakes on the Little Scioto River and Scioto River near the Marion-Agosta Road plant, supplemented by 18 groundwater wells 5.4 pCi/L average radon Median year built 1955 Marion City · 3 stars overall 1.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Local government

Who holds office in Marion, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2022: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2022-11-08 Issue: Proposed Tax Levy - Additional - Marion City fire levy 2.75 mills/continuous (2.75 mills, additional) 4,2703,128Passed (57.72% for)
2022-11-08 Issue: Local Liquor Option For Particular Location - By Petition - Sunday Sales - Marion 5-C (Shovel City Drinkery) 14064Passed (68.63% for)
2019-11-05 Issue: Marion 1 Local Option 29496Passed (75.38% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2023-11-07 President of Council (unofficial count) Theresa Lubke 3,020, 42.87%; Mary Stoneburner (REP) 4,024, 57.13%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 6 (unofficial count) Ronald Prater (REP) 1,328, 55.01%; Bart Wolfe (DEM) 1,086, 44.99%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 5 (unofficial count) Cory Brown (DEM) 599, 48.7%; Thaddaeus Smith (REP) 631, 51.3%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 4 (unofficial count) Dana Hanif Booker (DEM) 481, 45.98%; Twila Laing (REP) 565, 54.02%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 3 (unofficial count) William Moodie (DEM) 457, 39.91%; Jason Schaber (REP) 688, 60.09%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 2 (unofficial count) Patrick Fisher (REP) 174, 43.72%; Ayers Ratliff (DEM) 224, 56.28%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, Ward 1 (unofficial count) Shawn Barr (REP) 612, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large (unofficial count) Mike Neff (REP) 3,802, 36.54%; Matthew K. Pollock (REP) 3,209, 30.84%; Aaron Rollins (REP) 3,395, 32.63%
2023-11-07 Mayor (unofficial count) Glenn D. Coble (DEM) 2,330, 32.4%; Bill Collins (REP) 4,861, 67.6%
2023-11-07 Director of Law (unofficial count) Mark Russell (DEM) 5,020, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Auditor (unofficial count) Miranda Meginness 5,361, 100.0%
2023-05-02 Member of Council, Ward 3 (REP primary) Carie Fuller 67, 40.61%; Jason Schaber 98, 59.39%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Third Ward Jason Schaber (REP) 366, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Sixth Ward Mike Neff (REP) 783, 51.34%; Kathy L. Swanger (DEM) 742, 48.66%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Second Ward Pamela K. Larkin (REP) 80, 39.02%; Ayers Ratliff (DEM) 125, 60.98%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Fourth Ward Joshua Feliciano (REP) 278, 57.92%; Dana Hanif-Booker (DEM) 202, 42.08%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, First Ward Kai Meade (DEM) 260, 81.0%; Write-In: David Miller 57, 17.76%
2021-11-02 Member of Council, Fifth Ward Tara L. Dyer (DEM) 322, 46.94%; Karen S. Fosnaugh (REP) 364, 53.06%
2021-11-02 Member of Council At Large Brett Cornelius (REP) 2,099, 27.7%; Evan Geyer (DEM) 1,561, 20.6%; Aaron Rollins (REP) 1,910, 25.21%; Mike Thomas (DEM) 1,696, 22.38%; Write-In: Charles Richard Arndt 251, 3.31%
2021-11-02 Member of Board of Education Kathleen Clemons-Keller 1,490, 31.9%; Rocky Ratliff 1,620, 34.68%; Scott Weibling 1,561, 33.42%
2015-11-03 Mayor (unofficial count) Jean M. Hoffmann 2,730, 38.77%; Scott Schertzer 4,268, 60.62%; Christopher Culp 19, 0.27%
2015-11-03 Director Of Law (unofficial count) Ray Grogan 3,058, 44.52%; Mark Russell 3,811, 55.48%
2015-11-03 Council President (unofficial count) David Edwards 2,968, 44.2%; Scot Gray 3,747, 55.8%
2015-11-03 6th Ward Council (unofficial count) Dale Osborn 1,709, 100.0%
2015-11-03 5th Ward Council (unofficial count) Leslie K. Cunningham 625, 52.7%; John Smith 561, 47.3%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

The county

Marion County: 8 ZIP codes, 23 cities, villages and townships, 65,965 people.

Nearby places

Marion Township, Marion County Pleasant Township, Marion County Grand Prairie Township, Marion County Richland Township, Marion County Big Island Township, Marion County Claridon Township, Marion County Green Camp Township, Marion County Scott Township, Marion County

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Marion, day by day, from 1892 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.08 in
2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
rain so far in 2026
37.8 in
4.5 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
22.3 in
a normal year brings 25.8 in
a normal year
39.2 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.08 — 29
September 2026 4.33 — 30
August 2026 5.63 — 31
July 2026 3.70 — 31
June 2026 4.46 — 30
May 2026 6.99 — 31
April 2026 5.24 — 30
March 2026 3.85 0.8 31
February 2026 1.16 4.5 28
January 2026 1.38 17.1 31
December 2025 2.07 9.5 31
November 2025 1.44 1.1 30
On the record, 1892–2026
Wettest year1893 — 56.3 in
Driest year1934 — 20.2 in
Snowiest year1910 — 72.2 in
Wettest day on record18 June 1939 — 5.40 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day23 December 2004 — 14.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground18 February 1910 — 17.99 in

89% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Marion; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,845 days of records, 1892-12-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Marion: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
74
those placed on the map inside Marion
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Hazardous waste23
Voluntary cleanup14
Wastewater and stormwater discharge14
Air pollution7
Contaminated-site cleanup5
Underground injection wells3
Public drinking water2
Site assessment2
Brownfield1
Sewer and water-line construction1
State sewer loans1
Wetland and stream fill1
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS LLC Air pollution permit
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Air pollution permit
CENTRAL OHIO FARMERS CO-OP INC - MARION GRAIN Hazardous waste inspection
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Air pollution permit
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
FORMER TECUMSEH FACTORY Brownfield assessment
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water plan
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Air pollution permit
FORMER TECUMSEH FACTORY Brownfield assessment
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water warning letter
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL LLC Air pollution inspection
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water plan
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Air pollution permit
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Air pollution permit
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water report
WILSON BOHANNAN CO Air pollution report
US YACHIYO INC Air pollution report
NUCOR STEEL MARION INC Air pollution permit
SIMS BROTHERS INC Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved
CASEY'S MARION #2 OH Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water inspection
AQUA OHIO - MARION PWS Public drinking water notice of violation

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Marion, Ohio in?

Marion is a city in Marion County, Ohio, with 35,975 residents.

When was Marion, Ohio founded?

Marion was settled 1821; laid out 1822; incorporated 1829-1830 (legislative session; first mayor took office March 15, 1830). Founders on record: Platted as the seat of newly organized Marion County. Source

How did Marion, Ohio get its name?

The city and county were named in honor of General Francis Marion of South Carolina, the Revolutionary War militia commander nicknamed the 'Swamp Fox.' Source

What ZIP code is Marion, Ohio?

Most of Marion is in ZIP code 43302.

Where does Marion, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Marion (Aqua Ohio - Marion): Blended surface intakes on the Little Scioto River and Scioto River near the Marion-Agosta Road plant, supplemented by 18 groundwater wells.

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