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Notable locations in Marion: Marion Towne Center (A), South Main Street Wastewater Treatment Facility (B), Marion Fire Department (C), Marion Police Chief - Community Substation (D), Marion Police Department (E), South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (F), Marion City Hall (G), Marion County Courthouse (H), Marion County Library (I), Marion County Jail (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Pee Dee Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Marion include: The New Greater Deliverance Church for all People (A), Refuge Pentecostal Church (B), Mount Olive Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Monument of Faith Evangelistic Church (D), Faith Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ (E), Door of Hope Christian Church (F), Bethel United Methodist Church (G), Bethlehem Baptist Church (H), The Greater Highway Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Marion include: Harmon Park (1), Marion Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Montgomerys Grove Bed & Breakfast (408 Harlee Street), Deluxe Inn (515 South Main Street), Comfort Inn (2693 East Highway 76), Midway Motel (4603 West Highway 76).
Courts: Marion County - Associate Supreme Court Justice (Court House), Marion County - Clerk Of Court (Gasque Building), Florence County - Circuit Court- Judge James E Brogdon Jr (200 South Main), Marion County - Court Room (Courthouse).
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Marion County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.3. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.4. This is about average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.50. This is about average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 20.8. This is about average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 0.00100. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.7 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 8.66. This is about average. There were 6 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Marion and their reported violations in the past:
MARCO RURAL WATER CO (Population served: 13636, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-19-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-13-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and JUL-10-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-1994)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MARION CITY OF (Population served: 7630, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1993 and JUL-10-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-1994)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 34.8%
(7.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.6% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marion, SC
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in nursing homes
Marion compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Marion (2011 data):
- Anderson Brothers Bank: Marion Main Street Branch at 728 North Main St., branch established on 2005/04/01; Marion Branch at 2500 East Hwy 76, branch established on 1998/11/30. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $428.5 mil, Deposits: $394.3 mil, headquarters in Mullins, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Anderson Bancshares, Inc.
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Marion Branch at 214 North Main Street, branch established on 1974/12/12. Info updated 2011/08/24: Bank assets: $8,104.0 mil, Deposits: $6,880.8 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 197 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Marion Branch at 507 North Main Street, branch established on 1966/11/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Pee Dee Federal Savings Bank: at 106 East Court Street, branch established on 1935/12/11. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $41.4 mil, Deposits: $32.1 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- TD Bank, National Association: Marion Branch at 307 North Main Street, branch established on 1911/09/22. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Marion (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.97%
| Here |  | 38.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Baha'i | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Adherents | 48.3% | 23.5% | 13.6% | 4.4% | 2.2% |
| Congregations | 35.8% | 34.0% | - | 5.7% | 1.9% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 1.9% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 11.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | Marion County: | 3.25 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Marion County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25 | Marion County: | 7.38 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | Here: | 5.02 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 14.1% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Marion County: | 35.2% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.3% | | State: | 13.4% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $10,324 | $24,778 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $11,192 | $13,430 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $3,480 | $20,880 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $56,828 | $34,097 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $3,366 | $20,196 | 6 | $2,396 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $19,488 | $33,408 | 3 | $1,408 |
| Health |
1 | $1,891 | $22,692 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
24 | $36,889 | $18,445 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $15,377 | $30,754 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $13,265 | $22,740 | 1 | $775 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,597 | $32,633 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,299 | $29,196 | 1 | $589 |
| Totals for Government |
92 | $192,996 | $25,173 | 11 | $5,168 |
Marion government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $777,000 ($112.25)
Parks & Recreation: $35,000 ($5.06)
All Other: $25,000 ($3.61)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $387,000 ($55.91)
Parks & Recreation: $177,000 ($25.57)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,417,000 ($204.71)
Water Utilities: $1,213,000 ($175.24)
Solid Waste Management: $1,060,000 ($153.13)
Central Staff Services: $1,005,000 ($145.19)
Regular Highways: $450,000 ($65.01)
Fire Protection: $409,000 ($59.09)
Parks & Recreation: $399,000 ($57.64)
General - Other: $370,000 ($53.45)
Housing & Community Development: $135,000 ($19.50)
General Public Buildings: $74,000 ($10.69)
Financial Administration: $41,000 ($5.92)
Health Services - Other: $40,000 ($5.78)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $36,000 ($5.20)
Transit Utilities: $4,000 ($0.58)
Parking Facilities: $2,000 ($0.29)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $974,000 ($140.71)
Housing & Community Development: $98,000 ($14.16)
- General - Interest on Debt: $720,000 ($104.02)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $552,000 ($79.75)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,997,000 ($1733.17)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $11,100,000 ($1603.58)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $445,000 ($64.29)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $451,000 ($65.15)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $308,000 ($44.50)
Interest Earnings: $29,000 ($4.19)
Rents: $3,000 ($0.43)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $103,000 ($14.88)
Police Protection: $34,000 ($4.91)
Central Staff: $5,000 ($0.72)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,074,000 ($444.09)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,940,000 ($280.27)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $700,000 ($101.13)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $362,000 ($52.30)
Highways: $337,000 ($48.69)
All Other: $3,000 ($0.43)
- Tax - Property: $1,573,000 ($227.25)
NEC: $863,000 ($124.67)
Public Utilities: $467,000 ($67.47)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,396,000 ($490.61)
4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,910 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.71% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
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:
5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,637 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.75% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($354 average AGI)| Marion County: | 0.09% | | South Carolina average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Marion:
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WDSC (800 AM; 1 kW; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Marion:
- WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WCMG (94.3 FM; LATTA, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHLZ (100.5 FM; MARION, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPDT (105.1 FM; JOHNSONVILLE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Marion:
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Marion, South Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 27
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 41
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 28
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 74
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
South Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 85
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 129
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 27
- Fatalities: 93
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 218
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Marion fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Marion)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 94 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Marion, SC)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 7 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Marion)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1321R , Serial Number: AA5-0721, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 01/06/1975
Registrant (Individual): Richard E Mcdowell, 1812 Old Corner Ct, Marion, SC 29571
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Marion, SC
| Most common first names in Marion, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 140 | 77.5 years |
| James | 129 | 67.9 years |
| William | 115 | 71.6 years |
| John | 109 | 70.5 years |
| Robert | 84 | 72.4 years |
| Annie | 69 | 77.7 years |
| Willie | 63 | 70.5 years |
| George | 54 | 70.9 years |
| Joseph | 52 | 69.6 years |
| Henry | 50 | 70.9 years |
| Most common last names in Marion, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Davis | 185 | 70.8 years |
| Johnson | 127 | 73.5 years |
| Williams | 114 | 70.7 years |
| Smith | 86 | 76.8 years |
| Rogers | 72 | 74.2 years |
| Legette | 65 | 69.9 years |
| Brown | 65 | 69.8 years |
| Foxworth | 64 | 75.3 years |
| Richardson | 58 | 77.3 years |
| Jones | 46 | 76.0 years |
| Businesses in Marion, SC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Decora Cabinetry | 2 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
- #34 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females (pop. 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 100 least-safe cities (highest city-data.com crime index) (pop. 5,000+)"
- #28 (29571) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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