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Marion County

Marion County

Marion County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 345,920 at the 2020 census, making it the 5th most populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Salem, which is also the state capital of Oregon. The county was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general from South Carolina who served in the American Revolutionary War. Marion County is part of the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley.

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347,119 population (2021) · County area: Marion · Official website

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
Census ID (PID6)
133199
FIPS state
41
FIPS county
047
FIPS place
99047
Census record name
COUNTY OF MARION
Mailing address
PO BOX 14500, SALEM 97309