Marion
McDowell County · United States
Founded in 1844 and named for Revolutionary War general Francis Marion — the "Swamp Fox" of guerrilla warfare — this pocket-sized North Carolina county seat sits close to the mountains with a café and restaurant scene that is unusually rich for its size. Its Main Street Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the town holds a concentration of historic churches for a community of its scale.
- Population7,861
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.1 km1.9 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
3°37°
125mm4.9in
F
5°40°
100mm4.0in
M
9°48°
135mm5.3in
A
14°57°
125mm5.0in
M
18°65°
120mm4.7in
J
22°72°
125mm4.9in
J
24°75°
135mm5.3in
A
23°74°
135mm5.3in
S
20°69°
130mm5.1in
O
15°58°
110mm4.3in
N
9°47°
110mm4.3in
D
5°40°
115mm4.6in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗