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Located in Grant County (population 73,000), Marion, IN was named after Revolutionary War general Francis Marion, nicknamed the Swamp Fox. It has a population of nearly 32,000 residents.

Popular highlights of Marion, IN include the Beatnik Café, the Black Holocaust Museum, the Christmas City Walkway of Lights, and various festivals held on the first Fridays of every month from May to October. Notable Marion residents include the late actor James Dean, who was born there, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, the first commissioner of baseball, and cartoonist Jim Davis, who writes the Garfield comic strip.

Per capita income in Marion, IN is nearly $17,000 a year, with household income over $30,000 a year. Only 13% of adults over the age of 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting the city's blue-collar manufacturing industry roots. The largest employers include General Motors, which has a stamping plant that employs 1,700 people, and Amcast Automotive, which supplies aluminum wheels to General Motors.

Over the years, a variety of manufacturing jobs have actually left Marion and thus city leaders have had to search for new ways to attract investors and businesses to the region. Citywide beautification initiatives, large-scale business development projects, tax breaks (like the adoption of a 100% inventory tax deduction), real estate funding, and investment incentives have helped to a large degree. Thanks to these concentrated efforts, Marion is now one of the fastest-growing cities within the Ft. Wayne/Indianapolis metropolitan areas.

Sources:

• City Data, Marion, Indiana
• Quick Facts.gov, Marion, IN
• Marion City Homepage