Marion County, Georgia

Marion County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 7,498. The county seat is Buena Vista. The county was created on December 14, 1827. The county was named for General Francis Marion of South Carolina.

Marion County is included in the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan statistical area.

The art site of Pasaquan is located in Marion County.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 367 sqmi, of which 366 sqmi is land and 1.5 sqmi (0.4%) is water.

The southern half of Marion County, roughly south of Buena Vista, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The northwestern portion of the county is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. The majority of the northeastern portion of Marion County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the larger ACF River Basin, with just very small portions of the northeastern border, most of which is bisected by State Route 127 south of Mauk, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.

Major highways

 * Georgia 26.svg State Route 26
 * Georgia 30.svg State Route 30
 * Georgia 41.svg State Route 41
 * Georgia 41 Connector.svg State Route 41 Connector
 * Georgia 127.svg State Route 127
 * Georgia 137.svg State Route 137
 * Georgia 137 Spur.svg State Route 137 Spur
 * Georgia 153.svg State Route 153
 * Georgia 240.svg State Route 240
 * Georgia 240 Connector.svg State Route 240 Connector
 * Georgia 352.svg State Route 352
 * Georgia 355.svg State Route 355

Adjacent counties

 * Talbot County (north)
 * Taylor County (northeast)
 * Schley County (east)
 * Sumter County (southeast)
 * Webster County (south)
 * Chattahoochee County (west)

City

 * Buena Vista (county seat)

Census-designated place

 * Tazewell

Unincorporated communities

 * Juniper
 * Mauk

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,498 people, 3,408 households, and 2,396 families residing in the county.

Education
The Marion County School District contains a primary school and a secondary school that serves students from preschool to grade 12.

Politics
As with most Solid South counties, Marion County was dominated by the Democratic Party presidential level until 1964. Starting with the 2000s, the county has become consistently Republican at the presidential level, though by smaller margins than many rural counties in Georgia.