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Marion County

county in Indiana, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_indiana Q506230
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Marion County

Summary

Marion County is a county of Indiana[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marion County is located in Indiana[3].
  • Marion County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Marion County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • Marion County's capital is recorded as Indianapolis[6].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Hamilton County[7].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Hancock County[8].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[9].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Johnson County[10].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[11].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Hendricks County[12].
  • Marion County's shares border with is recorded as Boone County[13].
  • Francis Marion is named after Marion County[14].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Indianapolis[15].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Center Township[16].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Perry Township[17].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wayne Township[18].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Warren Township[19].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Decatur Township[20].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Franklin Township[21].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lawrence Township[22].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pike Township[23].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Washington Township[24].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lawrence[25].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Speedway[26].
  • Marion County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beech Grove[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Marion County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1044'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+903393'}[29], {'amount': '+904750'}[30], {'amount': '+910900'}[31], {'amount': '+918887'}[32], {'amount': '+928281'}[33], and {'amount': '+939020'}[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1822 marks the founding of Marion County[35]. Francis Marion is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Marion County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_indiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Indiana United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Indianapolis, Center Township, Perry Township +11
    Water as percent of area → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+1.66'}
    Named after → —
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108433, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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