Marion County

Summary

Marion County is a county of Oregon^[1]. It draws 1,304 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_oregon category, ranking #5 of 36).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marion County is located in Oregon^[3].
• Marion County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Marion County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon^[5].
• Marion County's capital is recorded as Salem^[6].
• Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Yamhill County^[7].
• Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Clackamas County^[8].
• Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Wasco County^[9].
• Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County^[10].
• Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Linn County^[11].
• Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Polk County^[12].
• Francis Marion is named after Marion County^[13].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aumsville^[14].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aurora^[15].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Detroit^[16].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Donald^[17].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gates^[18].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gervais^[19].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hubbard^[20].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Idanha^[21].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jefferson^[22].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Keizer^[23].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mill City^[24].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mt. Angel^[25].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salem^[26].
• Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as St. Paul^[27].

Body

Geography

Marion County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Oregon^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Marion County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3093'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+315335'}^[29], {'amount': '+315948'}^[30], {'amount': '+317858'}^[31], {'amount': '+321397'}^[32], {'amount': '+323614'}^[33], and {'amount': '+330700'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Marion County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon^[5].

History and Context

1843 marks the founding of Marion County^[35]. Francis Marion is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Marion County draws 1,304 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_oregon category, ranking #5 of 36).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]