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 MARION, OHIO is located in North Central Ohio, 45 miles north
of the capital city of Columbus.
The city of Marion has a population of
35,318; 66,217 are in Marion
County.
Marion is a progressive city that enjoys exceptional benefits
in terms of transportation, convenience and proximity to markets. Marion County is situated in North Central
Ohio's rich agricultural area. The majority of the United States' eastern,
northern and mid-western metropolitan markets are within easy reach.
Approximately two-thirds of the U.S.
and Canadian markets are within a day's truck drive from Marion.
Agriculture and
diversified industries form the economic base of the Marion area. Approximately 80 percent of Marion
County’s land area is devoted to farming with corn, soybeans, hogs
and dairy cattle as the principal products. A number of Marion’s industries reflect the
importance of agriculture to this community. Bunge, Morral Companies,
Na-Churs/Alpine Solutions, Ohigro, Inc., ConAgra and Wyandot, Inc. are
among the ag-related industries.
Marion’s largest industrial employer is Whirlpool
Corp. – the largest dryer manufacturer in the world. Other major industrial employers
include Silver Line Window Products, Wyandot, Inc., Nucor Steel Marion, Inc.
and General Mills.
Marion offers numerous training and education options,
including a regional campus of The Ohio State University, Marion Technical
College and Tri-Rivers Career
Center. To meet the needs of elementary
through high school students in Marion
County there is one
large city school district, four county school districts and one Catholic
school.
US 23 is the main four-lane north-south
artery through Marion county and adjacent to
Marion City. US 23 intersects I-75 at Findlay; I-270, I-70 and I-71 at Columbus,
providing the link between Columbus
and the Toledo-Detroit markets.
State Routes 309 and 95 provide excellent east-west statewide
access. Equally excellent are
State Routes 4 and 98 for north-south access. Just 25 miles east of Marion is I-71, providing access to Cleveland,
Akron, Columbus,
Cincinnati, and Louisville, Kentucky. Twenty-five miles north is US 30, a
nationwide east-west artery. It
intersects I-77 in Canton, I-71 in Mansfield and I-75 just north of Lima.
From Cleveland
and eastern markets, over 120 regular-route carriers provide trucking to
and from Marion.
CSX and Norfolk
Southern, two Class I rail carriers serving the eastern U.S. converge in Marion. Participating in a reciprocal
switching agreement, they reach all major markets. Marion's
Dual Rail
Industrial Park offers rail-using
companies well-developed industrial lots with equal access to CSX and Norfolk Southern.
In collaboration with CSX, Kansas City Southern and the Marion
Industrial Center,
truckload carrier Schneider National opened its Ohio Valley
intermodal facility. Dedicated
intermodal trains run between Marion, Ohio and Kansas
City with highway service provided by Schneider
National at both ends of the line.
The Marion Municipal Airport features
5,000 and 3,500-foot runways. It provides jet charter services, as well as
single and twin-engine propeller charter services, an air ambulance and
facilities for private and corporate aircraft.
Adjacent to the airport is the Marion Airport Industrial Park
with over 100 acres suitable for light manufacturing, air cargo and
distribution facilities. The park has all utilities in place and offers CSX
rail service.
Much of Marion’s
rich history has been captured at Heritage Hall and the Marion Popcorn
Museum. Marion
was the home to the late President Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence. Their home and the granite memorial
at the site of their burial plots are both listed in the National Registry
of Historical Places.
 One of the jewels of the cultural scene in Marion is the fully
restored Palace Theatre, a 1920's Vaudeville theater with 1,431 seats. It was purchased and saved from the
wrecking ball by civic-minded Marion
families and businesses. The
6,500-seat Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum at the Marion County Fairgrounds
provides another venue for larger shows and exhibitions.
Marion's city and county governments work
together with the community's economic development organization, CAN DO!,
the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce and the Marion County Regional Planning
Commission to encourage growth and orderly development. Through the Ohio
Department of Development, Enterprise Zones and other incentive programs,
expanding companies are offered cooperation and incentives to locate and
expand in Marion
County.
Here, in Marion
and Marion County, you will feel welcomed both
as an individual and as a corporate citizen.
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CITY
OF MARION
Population
City
of Marion (2000
Census) 35,318
Government
Services
Form
of Government – Mayor, Council
Police
– Marion Police Dept. – 60 officers
Fire
– Marion Fire Dept. – 65 firefighters
Education
Public
Schools: Elementary: 11; Middle Schools: 3;
High
Schools: 1; Non-Public
Schools: 2
Health Services
Hospitals: 1 No.
of Beds: 145
Outpatient
Centers: 1
Transportation
U.
S. Route 23; SR 4, 95, 98, 423, 309, 529, 739; I-71, 25 mi;
1-70,
40 mi
Trucking: 140 companies; 7 terminals in town
Rail: Norfolk & Southern, CSX
Air: Marion Municipal
Airport –
Charter, passenger and
freight
service;
executive aircraft also accommodated.
Scheduled
airlines at Port Columbus, 45 mi. south.
Utilities
Water: Ohio-American
Water Co.
Sanitary
Sewer: Marion
Municipal
Electricity: Ohio
Edison Company
Gas: Columbia Gas of Ohio
Telephone: Verizon
Principal Industries – (Top 6
Manufacturing Companies by Employment):
Whirlpool
Corp.
2,823
Marion
Steel Co. 407
Wyandot,
Inc. 360
Sypris
Technologies-Marion Plant 350
Associated
Hygienic Products 350
Parker-Hannifin
Corp. 305
Labor
Force – Marion
County 32,000
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MARION COUNTY
Population
2000 Census: 66,217 Area: 409 square miles
County Seat: Marion City
Governmental
Services
Form
of Government: 3
Commissioners
Education
Elementary: 8; Middle: 4; High Schools: 4
Non-Public
Schools: 2; Public
Libraries: 1
Post
Secondary: Ohio State
University at Marion
Marion Technical College
Health
Services
Hospitals: 1; No.
of Beds: 145
Number of
Physicians: 175
Transportation
Interstate
Highways: 0 Miles: 0
U. S.
Highways: 1 Miles: 20
State
Highways: 13 Miles: 156
Nearest
Commercial Airport
Port
Columbus
International
Number
of Runways 4
Longest
Runway 10,701
feet
Largest
Cities (2000 Census)
Marion 35,318
Prospect Village
1,191
LaRue Village 775
Caledonia Village 578
Morral Village 388
Green Camp Village 342
Waldo Village 332
Major
Attractions:
Six
State Parks within 35 miles of Marion; Warren G. Harding Home and Museum;
Harding Memorial; Stengel True Historical Museum; True Home; Wyandot
Popcorn Museum; Big Island Wildlife Reserve; Merchant Monument (Marion
Cemetery); and Veterans Memorial Park.
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