City of Marion, Shawano and Waupaca Counties, Wisconsin: Place Profile

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The municipality is the City of Marion (Census place GEOID 5549400). The state clerk roster lists it twice, as 'C Marion' in Shawano County (DOA 59252) and in Waupaca County (DOA 69252), with the same clerk.

Marion is an incorporated city in both Shawano County and Waupaca County.

The Shawano County part of Marion covers 0.48 square miles of land and no recorded water.

Only 14 residents lived in the Shawano County part of Marion in 2020, and the DOA's 2025 estimate for that part is also 14.

Most of the city lies in Waupaca County, with only a small portion in Shawano County.

The city's mailing address is P.O. Box 127, Marion, WI 54950-0127. The state record gives the physical address as 217 N Main Street in one field and 217 S Main St in its notes.

Marion city covers 2.455 square miles of land and 0.139 square miles of water in total, with an internal point near 44.677313, -88.902362.

The 2020 Census counted 1,324 residents in the City of Marion across both counties.

The Wisconsin DOA January 1, 2025 official estimate for the whole City of Marion is 1,302 residents.

The Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimate for Marion city is 1,286 (July 1, 2024), from a 2020 estimates base of 1,324.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Marion's citywide population is 1,167 (margin of error +/-171).

Marion's median age is 34.7 years (ACS 2019-2023, margin of error +/-6.2).

Marion's median household income is $63,750 (ACS 2019-2023, margin of error +/-$20,304).

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Marion is $97,500 (ACS 2019-2023, margin of error +/-$17,112).

Chris Goke is mayor of Marion.

The state clerk directory lists Mary S Rogers as clerk for the City of Marion (715-754-2124).

The city's website is www.cityofmarionwi.gov; its robots.txt disallows automated agents.

Marion is served by the Marion School District (NCES 5508730), a PK-12 district at 1001 N Main St. that enrolled 488 students in 2024-25.

The Marion School District covers both county parts of the city: 0.480 square miles of land in the Shawano County part and 1.976 square miles in the Waupaca County part.

Marion Elementary (PK-6, 255 students) is at 1001 N Main St. and Marion High (grades 7-12, 227 students) is at 105 School St. Both are in the Waupaca County part.

Marion's school teams are the Mustangs.

The Marion School District completed a voter-approved $14.98 million renovation and expansion of Marion Elementary and Marion High in August 2026, adding a commons and kitchen and STEM classrooms. Middle school students are joining the elementary building.

Troy Edwards is the Marion School District's district administrator and high school principal.

Marion Body Works has a plant in Marion as well as in Shawano, and was hiring production assemblers and welders in August 2026.

Shawano County had 892 business establishments and 10,135 paid employees in 2023.

TCH Daily News covers Marion, including its schools, Marion Body Works, National Night Out, and Marion and Marion-Tigerton sports.

The Marion Public Library is at 120 N. Main St., Marion (715-754-5368), a 5,333-square-foot central library serving a legal service area population of 3,173.

Kevin Schultz is Marion's police chief.

Marion addresses use ZIP code 54950.

Lions Point is a Marion gathering place that hosted the city's 2026 Family Night Out.

Marion's Family Night Out was set for August 4, 2026 at Lions Point, from 5 p.m., with bingo, family games, a duck race, a magic show, police, fire and EMS demonstrations, a veterans ceremony and fireworks at dusk.

Marion's post office has served the community since 1880.

Marion is named for Francis Marion, an officer in the American Revolution.

An Amish community settled in the Marion area in 1995; Wikipedia counts 575 Amish residents in five church districts as of 2024.