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Marion County, Georgia

4 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.

In four numbers

People
7,509
Median household income
$51,667
±7,404
Unemployed
4.8%
159 of 3,281 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
74.7%
2,216 of 2,966 households

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.

Who governs here

County government 1

County government in Marion County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
County of Marion7,440 (2021)Po Box 481, Buena VistaWebsite

Cities, towns and villages 1

Cities, towns and villages in Marion County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
City of Buena Vista1,502 (2021)Po Box 158, Buena Vista—

Special districts 2

Special districts in Marion County
NameWhat it doesOfficeWebsite
Buena Vista Housing AuthorityHousing and community developmentPo Box 630, ColumbusWebsite
Marion County Hospital AuthorityPublic welfare institutionsPo Box 197, Buena Vista—

U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.

School districts based here

  • Marion County

    School district2 schools

    1697 Pineville Road, Buena Vista, GA, 31803

    Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.

National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.

Farmers markets

USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.

In the counties that border this one

  • Sumter County

    Lenny's Market (101 North Hampton Street Americus) · Lenny's Farmers Market (Americus) · Downtown Farmers Market (Jackson Street Americus)

Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.

USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.