Marion County
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Summary
Marion County is a county of Florida[1]. It draws 2,140 Wikipedia views per month (county of florida category, ranking #10 of 67).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Florida[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Ocala[5]
- Shares border with: Putnam County[6], Citrus County[7], Volusia County[8], Lake County[9], Sumter County[10], Levy County[11], Alachua County[12]
- Named after: Francis Marion[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ocala[14], Belleview[15], Dunnellon[16], McIntosh[17], Reddick[18]
- Commons category: Marion County, Florida[19]
- Inception: March 14, 1844[20]
- Coordinate location: 29.21, -82.06[21]
- Official website: http://www.marioncountyfl.org[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marion County, Florida[23]
- Population: 331,298[24], 331,527[25], 332,588[26], 335,157[27], 337,362[28], 343,254[29], 375,908[30]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Florida[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Marion County, Florida[32]
- Category for people who died here: Q21085121[33]
- Number of households: 145,863[34]
- Native label: Marion County[35]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C108048[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Marion County, Florida[37]
- Different from: Marion County[38]
- Area: 4307[39]
- Water as percent of area: 4.7[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Marion County, Florida[41]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Ocala metropolitan area[42]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Marion County, Florida[43]
Why It Matters
Marion County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]