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Marion, North Dakota 6-8-2008

MarionND

A town of 176, settled in 1900.

Population
176
residents
Median home value
$119K
Census ACS
Household income
$113K
median
Median age
36.5
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

176 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
30Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesStrong windInland flooding
9
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Marion has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°
Spring30–53°
Summer56–79°
Fall33–55°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Marion is

Marion beats the North Dakota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
2 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outMarionND
More adults treating high blood pressure81.4%76.3%
More adults getting cholesterol checked85.6%82.7%
More adults with COPD8.4%5.9%
Chi Mercy Health
27.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Marion’s public schools outperform 48% of North Dakota districts

The public schools Marion’s kids attend trail 52% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Litchville-Marion Elementary SchoolPK–583C+
Litchville-Marion High School6–1266B
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ND on state testsAll 2 schools →

About Marion

City in North Dakota, United States

Marion is a city in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1900
Population
125
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,463 ft
ZIP code
58466
Area code
701

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Marion, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗