Marion County, Mississippi
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,441. Its county seat is Columbia. Marion County is named for American Revolutionary War guerrilla leader Francis Marion also known as The Swamp Fox. Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.1%) is water. Major highways
  U.S. Highway 98
  Mississippi Highway 13
  Mississippi Highway 35
  Mississippi Highway 43
  Mississippi Highway 44

Adjacent counties
 Jefferson Davis County (north)
 Lamar County (east)
 Pearl River County (southeast)
 Washington Parish, Louisiana (south)
 Walthall County (west)
 Lawrence County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,441 people, 9,483 households, and 5,863 families residing in the county. Government and infrastructure
The Mississippi Department of Human Services's Division of Youth Services operated the Columbia Training School in unincorporated Marion County. The facility was closed in 2008. Communities

Cities
 Columbia (county seat & only incorporated place)

Census-designated places
 Foxworth
 Kokomo

Unincorporated communities

 Bunker Hill
 Cheraw
 Good Hope
 Goss
 Hopewell
 Hub
 Morgantown
 Sandy Hook

Notable people
 Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), "Father of Modern Rodeo," Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, producer of Marion County's first rodeo in 1935
 Charles C. Bass (1875–1975), "Father of Preventive Dentistry"; researcher in tropical medicine
 Charles Coleman (American football) (born 1963), American football player
 Logan Cooke - NFL punter
 Peggy Dow, American actress
 Walter Payton, American football player

See also

 National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Mississippi

References

External links
 Marion County Sheriff's Office
 Official website of Marion County
 Mississippi Courthouses – Marion County
 

 
Mississippi counties
1811 establishments in Mississippi Territory
Populated places established in 1811