Marion, Texas

Marion is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,066 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryThe town is named in for Marion Dove, whose grandfather, Joshua W. Young, owned a plantation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway passed through in 1877.GeographyMarion is located in western Guadalupe County at . Farm to Market Road 78 passes through the center of town, leading west to San Antonio and east to Seguin, the Guadalupe County seat.According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion has a total area of 2.0km2, all of it land.Marion is a small town that has a 3A school and a few businesses, including a hardware store, a grocery store, gas stations and several restaurants.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,099 people in the city. The population density was 1,544.0 people per square mile (597.6/km²). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 561.4/sq mi (218.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.25% White, 6.01% African American, 1.09% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 16.01% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.22% of the population.