Marion TownshipMO
A town of 369.
Is Marion Township a good place to live?
32% of residents live below the poverty line in Marion Township, above both Missouri’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower July high than Marion Township. Marion Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
369 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Marion Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marion Township.
The schools Marion Township’s kids attend
Public schools: North Harrison R-III. Its one school is below. Marion Township’s only public school teaches 106 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Harrison HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 106 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Marion Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Marion Township: 1.5% of working residents work locally, where Missouri’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 8%. Its average trip to work stands at 15 minutes. The top destinations are Bethany (15%), St. Joseph (7%) and Gilman City (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away.
| Marion Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical January night in Marion Township is colder than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
The seasons in Marion Township: chilly winters, warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 16° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Marion Township is
Among adults in Marion Township, 37% get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Marion Township is ahead of Missouri on 1 and behind on 16.
| Marion Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Marion Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Marion Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Marion Township, 30% come from inland flooding and 26% from drought. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Marion Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marion Township
About 5 of every 100 Marion Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Marion Township for work
Where Marion Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Marion Township
Township in Harrison County, Missouri, U.S.
Marion Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 342. Marion Township was erected in May 1846 and was split off from Bethany Township, taking its name from Francis Marion, an officer in the Revolutionary War.
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Questions about Marion Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marion Township, MO a good place to live?
Marion Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.