Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was 41,535 in 2020, an addition of 58%. The city is located next to Cedar Rapids and portion of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town was named after Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War. The site was agreed in 1839 to be the first county chair of the newly organized Linn County. After years of debate beyond moving the county chair to Cedar Rapids, it was put to a vote in 1919. The vote was 9,960 in favor of upsetting the chair and 4,823 not in favor.

Each year, the city hosts the annual “Swamp Fox Festival”, a celebration of Marion’s stock named in honor of the “Swamp Fox”, Francis Marion’s nickname during the Revolutionary War. The business typically includes a 5K run, parade, fireworks, and many further family kind activities.

The town was the house to St. Berchman’s Seminary, established in 1905 by the Sisters of Mercy as a boarding moot for little boys. The academy, which closed in 1942, consisted of five buildings spread higher than 23 acres. One of the most famous residents was actor Don Ameche, who lived in the capability as a boy; he went on to star in the movie Cocoon. Today, the main building, now housing apartments, is whatever that remains.
The current site of the Indian Creek Country Club was following the house of a sulky horse racing track. In November 2019, Mayor Nick AbouAssaly won a second term greater than Mary Lou Pazour in the flavor of 70 percent of the vote.