Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was 41,535 in 2020, an increase of 58%. The city is located next to Cedar Rapids and part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Marion was designated as the first Linn County seat before it was moved to the larger neighbor Cedar Rapids in 1919. Today, Marion is a primarily suburban community with a historic downtown center, and is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa.
Midwest
Marion
Linn County, IA
Population
41,401
Walk Score
89 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$906
Median home value
$208,200
[[Municipal corporation
1837
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Marion Commercial Historic District · listed 2009
- Pucker Street Historic District · listed 2002
- Terrace Park Historic District · listed 2006
Notable landmarks
- Bowman, James W. and Ida G., House · listed 2002
- Braska House · listed 1979
- Dunn, William and Phebe C., House · listed 2013
- First Presbyterian Church of Marion, Iowa · listed 1992
- Granger House · listed 1976
- Grant House
- Grant, Douglas and Charlotte, House · listed 1988
- Lane, Samuel M., House · listed 2002
- Marion Carnegie Library
- Marion Carnegie Public Library · listed 1994
- Mentzer, Joseph P., House · listed 1982
- Pyle, Glenn O. and Lucy O., House · listed 2002
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