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About

The City of Marion

Mar­i­on is a small city of about 28,000 peo­ple locat­ed in Grant Coun­ty in the heart of Indi­ana. Our city is home to many inno­v­a­tive busi­ness­es, resource­ful and car­ing non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tions, and hard-work­ing, tena­cious, loy­al cit­i­zens. Mar­i­on is one of the best cities in the U.S. to raise a fam­i­ly, offer­ing low tax rates, low cost of liv­ing, and many qual­i­ty-of-life amenities.

Our Mission

To bring pos­i­tive ener­gy and growth to the Mar­i­on com­mu­ni­ty through a proac­tive approach based on hon­esty, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and account­abil­i­ty. It is our duty to fos­ter and pre­serve a safe, healthy, and thriv­ing envi­ron­ment full of oppor­tu­ni­ty for our fam­i­ly of cit­i­zens and vis­i­tors alike.

From The Mayor

Whether you are a busi­ness or a fam­i­ly, Mar­i­on is a great place to invest.

We take pride in our award-win­ning pub­lic gar­dens, water­park, and hol­i­day walk­way of lights.

Mar­i­on has an out­stand­ing pri­vate hos­pi­tal, inno­v­a­tive VA hos­pi­tal, and a nation­al ceme­tery. We are easy to access with one of the best air­ports in the state. Mar­i­on is home to the largest pri­vate col­lege in Indi­ana, a state-of-the-art tech col­lege, and exem­plary pub­lic and pri­vate schools. While our schools hold many cham­pi­onship titles, our true cham­pi­ons are the cit­i­zens that make our com­mu­ni­ty a spe­cial place to call home.

Ronald Mor­rell Jr. | May­or

Our His­to­ry

Mar­i­on, Indi­ana was named after the Rev­o­lu­tion­ary War Gen­er­al, Fran­cis Mar­i­on. Mar­tin Boots and David Bran­son each donat­ed 30 acres of land to devel­op a city by the flow­ing Mis­sissinewa Riv­er after near­ly 20 years of set­tle­ment fol­low­ing the his­toric Bat­tle of the Mis­sissinewa of 1812. The Indi­ana Gen­er­al Assem­bly signed Mar­i­on into incor­po­ra­tion on May 20th, 1832.

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Facts and Figures

GM has invested over $2.8 bil in its IN operations in the past decade and employs nearly 6,000 Hoosiers across seven facilities. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

Marion, via I-69, is within a day’s truck run of roughly 3/4 of the US & Can, 81 mi to FedEx’s IND super-hub, and has rail ties to Norfolk Southern via CERA. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

Café Valley is investing $20.3 mil to add a new mini-cupcake line and create ~100 new jobs; Hartson‑Kennedy is investing $2.1 mil in its plant, adding ~50 jobs. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

Marion Health unveiled a ~100,000 sq-ft medical campus (ER, surgical suites, orthopedics) valued at $80 mil, creating ~100 jobs. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

Indiana Wesleyan University & the city secured $24.3 mil (via Lilly Endowment) for improving childcare, trails, and a new YMCA facility. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

In 2024, Marion invested ~$3.8 mil resurfacing 17 miles of streets, and rebuilding 10 blocks of sidewalks. The city also spent $1 mil to demolish 45 dilapidated buildings, and an additional $500k on alley restoration and cleanup. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

An $850k 'READI 2.0' grant was awarded for River Rock Lofts - a $10.8-mil mixed-use redevelopment, transforming a brownfield into 44 apartments + commercial space, with construction starting in early 2025. (2025)

Grant County Economic Growth Council

Marion was named Indiana's Best Small City to Retire In. (2024)

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