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Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. It is named for Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.
The city is the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private university in Indiana. Since 2003, former Olympic skater Wayne Seybold has been Marion's mayor. Marion is also noted for being the birthplace of legendary actor James Dean and famed cartoonist Jim Davis, though both were raised in nearby Fairmount. It was also the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993.
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Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. It is named for Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.
The city is the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private university in Indiana. Since 2003, former Olympic skater Wayne Seybold has been Marion's mayor. Marion is also noted for being the birthplace of legendary actor James Dean and famed cartoonist Jim Davis, though both were raised in nearby Fairmount. It was also the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion,_Indiana
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Coordinates: 40°32'57"N 85°37'33"W
- Anderson, Indiana 45 km
- Noblesville, Indiana 64 km
- Fishers, Indiana 72 km
- Carmel, Indiana 80 km
- Indianapolis-Marion County, Indiana 91 km
- Richmond, Indiana 93 km
- Lafayette, Indiana 110 km
- Columbus, Indiana 146 km
- Cincinnati, Ohio 164 km
- Bloomington, Indiana 169 km
- Grant County, Indiana 4.4 km
- Indiana Wesleyan University 4.9 km
- Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ/KMZZ) 8.1 km
- Walnut Creek Golf Course 10 km
- Taylor University Arboretum 14 km
- Taylor University 15 km
- Blackford County, Indiana 27 km
- Huntington County, Indiana 33 km
- Wabash County, Indiana 36 km
- Wells County, Indiana 38 km