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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.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 445 to 342 (-23%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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What they wrote about Marion Township in 1921
Passages that mention Marion Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Harrison County, Missouri1921 · page 165Read the page →
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Ridgeway is located on the Burlington Railroad on the dividing line between Marion and Grant Townships. The town site occupies a portion of section 33 in Marion Township and portions of sections 3 and 4 in Grant Township. Ridgeway has two banks, an excellent hotel, and practically all branches of mercantile business are represented here. The school system of Ridgeway ranks high. The population of Ridgeway is 812 and it is one of the progressing and enterprising business centers of Harri- .son County.
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History of Harrison County, Missouri1921 · page 750Read the page →
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Ii-a Caldwell, a retired farmer of Marion Township and a veteran of the Civil War, is living now in Blythedale. He retains the ownership of eighty acres of land in sections 11 and 12 in Marion Township.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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