Marion, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Centre Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66861. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle. 1,922 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level.
On record in Marion
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Bown-Corby Schoollisted 2015
Elgin Hotellisted 1978
Hill Grade Schoollisted 1976
Marion County Courthouselisted 1976- Donaldson and Hosmer Building
- Marion County Park and Lakelisted 2002
Population over time
2 figuresMarion fell from 1,927 to 1,922 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,927 | |
| 2020 | 1,922 | -5 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Newton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Newton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Marion between 2015 and 2020, burning about 964 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 35 |
| 6 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 17 |
| 4 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Marion County | 22 |
| 17 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 26 |
| 13 March 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 22 |
| 12 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Marion County | 18 |
| 12 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Marion County | 19 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 30 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $100,000 | Minor damage sustained to boats and docks at Glen Elder Lake Marina, widespread tree damage, power lines downed. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Marion | $50,000 | Main street in Marion was flooded for a short time. Numerous county roads were flooded. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Marion | $50,000 | Initial touchdown occurred over eastern Marion Reservoir at approximately 1535. Moving northeast at 30 kts, the tornado passed near Lincolnville and then just to the east of Lost Springs where it crossed into southwest Morris County. Extensive damage was inflicted upon one home just southeast of Lost Springs where the garage was destroyed and part of roof was lost. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $20,000 | A powerful thunderstorm produced widespread tree and some structural damage in and around the town of Marion. In Marion, the roof of a metal building was blown off, causing additional damage to nearby cars and businesses. Also, a roof on a building near the city's water tower was blown off. Information courtesy of the Marion County Record newspaper. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $10,000 | Power poles and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $7,500 | One fourth of a barns roof was blown off. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $3,000 | Tree limbs were reported down in town. Some minor awning damage occurred to a house. Reported via Kake TV on Twitter. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Marion | $500 | Landspout tornado. Cosmetic damage to outbuildings |
| June 1994 | Hail | Marion | $50 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | The report was an image relayed from emergency management. This was a delayed report with the time estimated via radar. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | This report was relayed via emergency management. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | The report was received via mPing. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | The largest hailstone was baseball size, although dime to tennis ball size hailstones fell for 10 minutes. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Picture sent via social media of a couple of 4-inch tree limbs down in Marion. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Emergency manager had a measured wind gust of 59.7 (60 mph) in Marion. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Marion | - | Significant flooding over the roadway both north and south of the intersection of Remington Road and 230th Street. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Emergency manager estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Marion | - | The report of quarter-sized hail was relayed by emergency management. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Law enforcement reported a large metal dumpster was moved and flipped onto a road. Winds were estimated to be around 60 to 65 mph at time. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A trained spotter estimated 50 to 60 mph wind with pea sized hail. |
| August 2023 | Heavy Rain | Marion | - | Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.41 inches. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | There was an estimated six-inch tree branches down at the Marion County Courthouse. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | There was a report of a roof partially blown off at the municipal airport in Marion. |
| September 2023 | Flood | Marion | - | Emergency manager reports street flooding in the city of Marion. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Marion | - | A public report was relayed from the broadcast media. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | This was an estimated wind gust. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Damage occurred to power poles and lines. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Marion | - | Picture sent in via Facebook. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Marion | - | Picture sent in via Twitter. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Marion | - | A picture was submitted via Facebook. The hail was estimated to be barely larger than quarters. The time of the event was estimated based on radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | No damage was reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A delayed report was received from an employee with The Marion County Record of wind damage across Marion County. The worst damage occurred across the northern half of Marion County; most of it to trees and power lines. Some of the trees were large but there were no specifics as to their diameters. Most of the town of Marion was reported with no power after the storm. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Marion | - | The public reported nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Six to eight in tree limbs were reported down in town. Also some sporadic power outages were noted. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Marion | - | Remington Road was flooded in and around 230th Street. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Marion | - | Reports of minor street flooding were noted in Marion and other locations across the county. Rain reports around 3 inches were noted in Marion. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Marion | - | Heavy rains caused street flooding. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A trained spotter estimated the gust. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Marion | - | Widespread flooding across the county with several county roads closed. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Marion | - | Brief touchdown. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Marion | - | Landspout tornado. Remained over open country. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Marion | - | MUD CREEK FLOODED OLD HWY 56 |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Marion | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Marion | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2232382 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 477366. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





