Marion, Louisiana

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Population in July 2008: 750. Population change since 2000: -6.9%

Males: 346	(46.2%)
Females: 404	(53.8%)

Median resident age:	34.7 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71260.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,198 (it was $22,417 in 2000)

Marion:	$29,198
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,694

Marion:	$13,694
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,863 (it was $52,300 in 2000)

Marion:	$83,863
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,347; Detached houses: $101,370; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,096,665; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,283; Mobile homes: $24,853

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Races in Marion:

Black (54.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (43.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Marion: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (8.1%), French (2.0%), Irish (1.7%), English (1.4%), German (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/13/1909

Elevation: 202 feet

Land area: 3.21 square miles.

Population density: 233 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Marion

High school or higher: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 17.4%
Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marion town

Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 51.6%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 8.8%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Marion, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Marion to the number of sex offenders is 75 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Marion:	0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (28.4 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (93.9 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (264.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Huttig, AR (3.2 miles ), Felsenthal, AR (3.5 miles) , Farmerville, LA (3.6 miles ), Strong, AR (4.0 miles ), Sterlington, LA (4.2 miles ), Bastrop, LA (4.6 miles ), Spearsville, LA (4.6 miles) , West Crossett, AR (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.90 N, Longitude: 92.24 W

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: +33 (+4.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Food (12%)
Construction (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Food (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Cashiers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Average climate in Marion, Louisiana

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Marion-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/1/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Marion town center killed 2 people and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/3/1978, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Marion-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.0 miles away from Marion center
On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.0 miles away from Marion center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Marion:

UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FARMERVILLE, LA)
TRI WARD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BERNICE, LA)
STERLINGTON REHAB HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; STERLINGTON, LA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marion:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 28 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 54 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 90 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)

Public high school in Marion:

MARION HIGH SCHOOL (Grades: K-12)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Marion and their reported violations in the past:

CONCORD WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-08-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-17-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-15-2001), Fed FAO issued (JUN-25-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.6%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	24.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marion, LA

Marion compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Marion (2009 data):

Marion State Bank: at 345 Main Street, branch established on 1907-02-01. Info updated 2008-02-21: Bank assets: $121.4 mil, Deposits: $102.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Marion

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	68.8%	8.0%	7.1%	6.9%	9.3%
Congregations	53.2%	6.5%	5.2%	19.5%	15.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$3,898	$23,388	5	$450
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,832	$28,992	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$104
Totals for Government	4	$8,730	$26,190	6	$554

6.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.41%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ouachita Parish, LA	2.43% ($28,760 average AGI)
from Lincoln Parish, LA	0.62% ($26,891)
from Union County, AR	0.41% ($22,200)

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ouachita Parish, LA	2.27% ($31,641 average AGI)
to Lincoln Parish, LA	0.68% ($26,320)
to Union County, AR	0.49% ($37,972)

Strongest AM radio stations in Marion:

KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMLB (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMBS (1310 AM; 5 kW; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: RED BEAR BROADCASTING)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Marion:

KJLO-FM (104.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KAXV (91.9 FM; BASTROP, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KXRR (106.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: MONROE RADIO MEMBERS, L.L.C.)
KEDM (90.3 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE)
KRVV (100.1 FM; BASTROP, LA; Owner: HOLLADAY BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, INC)
KXUL (91.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE)
KNOE-FM (101.9 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KWJM (92.7 FM; FARMERVILLE, LA; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
KLIP (105.3 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KPCH (97.7 FM; DUBACH, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
KJMG (97.3 FM; BASTROP, LA; Owner: HOLLADAY BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA,)
KTRY-FM (94.3 FM; BASTROP, LA; Owner: JAMIE PATRICK BROADCASTING, LTD.)
KAGH-FM (104.9 FM; CROSSETT, AR; Owner: ASHLEY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Marion:

KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K59GI (Channel 59; MONROE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KMCT-TV (Channel 39; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)
K36DR (Channel 36; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KWMS-LP (Channel 17; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: SONRISE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMNO-LP (Channel 22; MONROE, LA; Owner: GREAT OAKS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Marion fatal accident list:
Sep 6, 1979 09:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $439,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,830
Total average daily truck traffic: 360
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 8,211

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Marion)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

Lat: 32.903361 Lon: -92.247000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.2 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WQJF531, Licensee ID: L00969605
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/20/2008, Expiration Date: 08/20/2018, Certifier: Michael Rapaport
Registrant: Idt Spectrum, LLC
MARION, Century Telephone Co, Overall height: 77.1 m, Call Sign: WHQ853
Assigned Frequencies : 2115.20 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 02/28/2000, Certifier: Vicki Schultheis
Registrant: Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, 3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 424-7809, Fax: (202) 424-7645, Email:
1 1/2 Mi Se, Overall height: 112.8 m, Call Sign: WHY303
Assigned Frequencies : 2042.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/1983, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Cohn And Marks LLP, 1920 N Street N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036-1622, Phone: (202) 239-3860, Fax: (202) 293-4827, Email:
1 1/2 Mi Se, Overall height: 112.8 m, Call Sign: WHY307
Assigned Frequencies : 2042.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/04/1983, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Cohn And Marks LLP, 1920 N Street N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036-1622, Phone: (202) 239-3860, Fax: (202) 293-4827, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KC5BWH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00677770
Grant Date: 04/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/27/2013, Certifier: George W Love Sr
Registrant: George W Love Sr, 448 Dale Love Rd, Marion, LA 71260
Call Sign: KC5BZL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00683820
Grant Date: 05/12/2003, Expiration Date: 08/10/2013, Certifier: Emmett D Love
Registrant: Emmett D Love, 349 Dale Love Rd, Marion, LA 71260
Call Sign: KC5EVO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00754542
Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014, Certifier: Connie O Love
Registrant: Connie O Love, 448 Dale Love Rd, Marion, LA 71260
Call Sign: KC5IFD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00896921
Grant Date: 07/26/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Harold L Poole Jr
Registrant: Harold L Poole Jr, 218 Gardner Rd, Marion, LA 71260
Call Sign: WB5HWC, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/28/1997, Expiration Date: 01/28/2007, Cancelation Date: 01/29/2009
Registrant: Milus D Reynolds, Powell St, Marion, LA 71260

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 18678 , Serial Number: 15074037, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 11/03/1972
Registrant (Individual): Roger E Lewis, 2707 Highway 143, Marion, LA 71260

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12

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