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City of Marion
Location in the state of Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°32′57″N 85°39′53″W / 40.54917, -85.66472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Grant
Government
 - Mayor Wayne W. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The US state of Indiana is divided into 92 counties. The oldest and newest counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790 Grant County is a County located in the US state of Indiana, United States. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Seybold (R)
Area
 - Total 13. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (34. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²)
 - Land 13. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares 3 sq mi (34. 4 km²)
 - Water 0. 04 sq mi (0. 1 km²)  0. 30%
Elevation 810 ft (247 m)
Population (2006)
 - Total 30,830
 - Density 2,355. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (909. 2/km²)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 46952-46953
Area code(s) 765
FIPS code 18-46908[1]
GNIS feature ID 0438611[2]

Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 765 is a North American Numbering Plan Area code for Central Indiana. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Grant County is a County located in the US state of Indiana, United States. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 30,830 at the 2006 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Grant County is a County located in the US state of Indiana, United States. [3] It is named for Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. Francis Marion ( February 26, 1732 – February 27, 1795) is considered one of the fathers of modern Guerrilla warfare, and is Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"

Today, the city is best known as the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private college in Indiana. Indiana Wesleyan University ( IWU) is a private Evangelical Christian Liberal arts college located in Marion Indiana that is affiliated Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel Since 2003, former Olympic skater (and IWU alum), Wayne Seybold, has been Marion's mayor. Wayne Seybold (born 1963) was an American figure skater. He competed in pairs with his sister Natalie Seybold. Marion is also noted for being the birthplace of legendary actor James Dean and for being the site where Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts married Grammy winning Texas singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett in the summer of 1993. James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor.

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Geography

Marion is located at 40°32′57″N, 85°39′53″W (40. 549140, -85. 664681),[4] along the Mississinewa River. The Mississinewa River is a Tributary of the Wabash River in eastern Indiana and a small portion of western Ohio in the United States

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (34. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), of which, 13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (34. 4 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 30%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there are 31,320 people,. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density is 2,355. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (909. 2/km²). There are 13,820 housing units at an average density of 1,039. 4/sq mi (401. 2/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 79. 64% White, 15. 57% African American, 0. 47% Native American, 0. 68% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 1. 43% from other races, and 2. 18% from two or more races. 3. 60% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 12,462 households out of which 27. 3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42. 1% are married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38. 8% are non-families. 33. 8% of all households are made up of individuals and 14. 2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2. 30 and the average family size is 2. 91.

In the city the population is spread out with 23. 3% under the age of 18, 12. 5% from 18 to 24, 26. 0% from 25 to 44, 21. 3% from 45 to 64, and 17. 0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 88. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $30,440, and the median income for a family is $37,717. Males have a median income of $30,258 versus $23,467 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,378. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 16. 9% of the population and 12. 6% of families are below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 23. 8% of those under the age of 18 and 11. 3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

History

The Battle of the Mississinewa was fought in December of 1812, just north of the current city of Marion, as an expeditionary force sent by William Henry Harrison against the Miami villages. Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as Mississineway, was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami Indian villages This article is about the general and president For his great-great-grandson see William H The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana, southwest Michigan and Ohio, and now living also in Oklahoma Today, the battle is reenacted every fall by the current residents of Grant County and many reenactors and enthusiasts from throughout the United States and Canada during the annual "Mississinewa 1812" festival, the largest War of 1812 reenactment in the United States. Grant County is a County located in the US state of Indiana, United States. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies

Founding

When Martin Boots and David Branson each donated thirty acres of land in 1831 for the site of Marion, they chose a location on the left bank of the swift, scenic river which the Miami Indians had named "Mississinewa," meaning "laughing waters. " So rapid had been the tide of settlement that it followed by only 19 years the Battle of Mississinewa, 7 miles (11 km) downstream, where U. S. troops and Indians had fought a bloody, pre-dawn encounter in 1812.

With the formation of Grant County in 1831, Marion was established as the county seat and its future was assured. The river provided water supply, power, and drainage and it bequeathed a natural beauty as it flowed at the base of hills that marched away on either side. Along with at least 36 other communities in the U. S. , Marion was named for the Revolutionary War General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of South Carolina. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Francis Marion ( February 26, 1732 – February 27, 1795) is considered one of the fathers of modern Guerrilla warfare, and is South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.

Gas boom and growth

Marion grew slowly for more than 50 years as an agricultural trading center supported by a sprinkling of small farm- and forest-related industries. Indians were a common sight as they wandered in from Indiana's last reservation, with its Indian school, Baptist church and cemetery, 8 miles (13 km) away.

In the 1880s, fields of natural gas were discovered across much of east-central Indiana, and Grant County began to grow at a dizzying pace. Gas City and Matthews were carved out of raw farmland and launched as speculative boom towns, each absorbing existing tiny villages. They attracted several thousand residents before the gas failed and most industries left. As late as the 1940s, Matthews resembled a Western ghost town, before it attracted eleven glass factories and seduced the professional baseball team away from Indianapolis. Grant County's only covered bridge remains there as a link to the past.

VA hospital campus (left) south of Marion's downtown.
VA hospital campus (left) south of Marion's downtown. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a government-run military Veteran benefit system with Cabinet -level status

However, the gas boom left its legacy. A few industries remained, particularly glass manufacturers. A National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, established in 1888, and integrated in 1995 with the former Fort Wayne Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is now known as the Veterans Affairs Northern Indiana Health Care System—Marion Campus. On a picturesque site of 151 acres (0. 6 km²) with a National Cemetery, the modern health care facility employs 800 persons and has 243 hospital beds as well as a 180-bed nursing home care unit at the Marion Campus. Taylor University, lured to Upland in 1893, is consistently ranked among the top three regional liberal arts colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report. Taylor University is a private interdenominational, Evangelical Christian college with campuses USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D

1930 lynching

An organized lynching occurred in Marion on August 7, 1930. Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A large mob gathered at the city jail where three young black men were being held on charges of raping a white woman and killing her boyfriend. Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www The three, Thomas Shipp, Abram Smith and James Cameron, were dragged from the jail and severely beaten. Thomas Shipp was an African-American who was lynched on August 7, 1930 in Marion Indiana along with Abram Smith. Abram Smith and Thomas Shipp were lynched on August 7, 1930 in Marion Indiana. James Cameron ( February 23, 1914 &ndash June 11, 2006) was a civil rights activist in the United States Shipp and Smith were eventually hanged; Cameron survived and became an influential activist for African American rights and was the founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. America's Black Holocaust Museum located in Milwaukee Wisconsin is the only memorial dedicated specifically to the victims of the enslavement of Africans in the United Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The incident is notable as the last confirmed black lynching in the Northern United States. The Northern United States is a large geographic region of the United States of America. [5]

20th century industrial development

Marion's prosperity plateaued between the end of the gas boom, just prior to World War I, when the gas boom ended, and 1955, when General Motors located a stamping and tool plant there. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. A new era launched overnight, raising the sights of local residents who began to think in unprecedented numbers and vastly expanded community potential. Except for bedroom communities near metropolitan centers, Marion's growth during the 1950s exceeded all but one Indiana city in the 10,000-100,000 population group.

Although Marion's present industry is automotive centered, other factories turn out paper products, foundry products, machinery, wire, and cable. The paper plate industry was born in Marion and in its infancy, five of the nation's nine plants were located here. Agriculture is a multi-million dollar business centering around corn, hogs, and soybeans, and supplemented by such specialty crops as tomatoes. Thomson's RCA closed its doors in 2004, leaving Marion in an economic slump. The town continues efforts to draw businesses to replace the jobs lost by Thomson's closure. On June 13, 2007, the Thomson building's northern portion was destroyed by a fire.

Other Marion factories that have closed in the past few decades include Thomson Consumer Electronics, Ball-Foster, SCM (later Ampad) Paper Company and the Malleable Iron Works (both on the far west side along Miller Avenue). These closings have devastated Marion's economy leaving the city with a high unemployment rate. Lately, things have been changing, however. Veriana Networks has decided to move its headquarters to Marion. This high tech company envisions many high-paying jobs in Marion's future. It will be building a large "lifestyle" campus near the intersection of Indiana State Road 18 and Interstate 69. Along with the continued growth of IWU, Marion's future is certainly looking brighter.

Marion today

One of Marion's more notable architectural landmarks is the extensive Marion High School campus, which includes an impressive 1,468 seat community auditorium. This is where the Marion Philharmonic Orchestra, the Marion Civic Theatre, and the Mississinewa Valley Community Band provide musical and dramatic entertainment for Marion's numerous arts patrons.

The seven-time state basketball champions, Marion Giants, play in the 7,500 seat Bill Green Athletic Arena. The city operates a 2. 75 mile Riverwalk from downtown to Matter Park, and there is a $1,000,000 YMCA memorial to war veterans. A publicly-owned mansion, the Hostess House, is used for social functions, and Marion General Hospital has been nationally-accredited for approximately a half-century. Marion General was recently named a Magnet hospital. Fewer than 5% of all hospitals earn this honor.

Indiana Wesleyan University's 300 acre campus has won numerous architectural awards and the university has spent nearly $250 million in the past 20 years on campus facilities. The university's new $22 million chapel/auditorium, which is currently under construction and will be completed in January 2010, will seat 4,000 and be the largest auditorium in Indiana and one of the largest in the United States. A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a An auditorium (plural auditoriums, or less commonly auditoria) is the area within a theatre, Concert hall, or other performance space where the In addition, IWU is currently the largest single employer in the city of Marion and contributes over $1 million annually towards the local economy.

Christmas City U. S. A.

Christmas City U. S. A. is a local non-profit organization promoting the Christmas season in Marion and Grant County. They proudly organize and sponsor the Annual Christmas Parade each year the Saturday before Thanksgiving to kick off the Holiday season. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival.

It all began in 1965 when the organization had a vision to expand the holiday season beyond the traditional cards and private parties. Directors wanted to foster human relations among residents of all ages and public relations toward nonresidents. In 1970, Christmas City and the Chamber of Commerce joined forces to promote a new look for the city. Postcards, bumper stickers, billboards were designed to establish the city as Christmas City U. S. A. The name was even trademarked to preserve the city's identity. [6]

Famous residents

Notes

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  5. ^ http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060612/bradley David Bradley, "Anatomy of a Murder", The Nation, June 12, 2006, p. 32-36.
  6. ^ http://www.christmascityusa.net/history.htm

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