Marion County, Florida

Facts & Information

Location: Central Florida south of Gainesville bordering Citrus, Sumter, Lake, Volusia, Putnam, Alachua and Levy Counties.

Population: 258,916 (Census 2000)

Area: 1,663.01 Square Miles

Land Area: 1,578.86 Square Miles

Water Area: 84.15 Square Miles

County Seat: Ocala

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Average temperature: January - 58.6 degrees, August - 80.9 degrees.

Average rainfall: 51.94

History: Marion County was established from portions of Alachua and Mosquito counties in 1844 and named for General Francis Marion, "Swamp Fox" of the Revolutionary War.

Cities & Localities in Marion County, Florida

Anthony	Fort McCoy	Orange Blossom Hills
Bay Lake	Grahamsville	Orange Lake
Belleview	Hog Valley	Orange Springs
Bellview Heights	Hoyt	Pedro
Blitchton	Irvine	Point Pleasant
Boardman	Kendrick	Rainbow Falls
Bruceville	Kerr City	Reddick
Burbank	Lacota	Rocksprings
Camp Roosevelt	Lake Weir	Romeo
Candler	Lowell	Ross Prairie
Cedar Creek	Lynne	Salt Springs
Chatmire	Marion Oaks	Santos
Citra	Martel	Shady
Conner	Martin	Silver Springs
Dallas	McIntosh	Silver Springs Shores
Danks Corner	Millwood	Sparr
Dunnellon	Monroes Corner	Stanton
Early Bird	Montaque	Starkes Ferry
Eastlake Weir	Moss Bluff	Summerfield
Electra	Mount Olive	Sunset Harbor
Eureka	Oak	Weirsdale
Fairfield	Ocala	York
Fellowship	Ocala Ridge	Zuber
Flemington	Ocklawaha

Other Populated Places, Neighborhoods, Subdivisions...

Bahia Oaks	Huntington	Rainbow Lakes Estates
Big Scrub	Linadale	Rainbow Park
Cara	Luddersville	Regal Park
Cotton Plant	Lynn	Rolling Hills
East Silver Springs Shore	Maricamp	Rolling Ranches
Emathla	Ocala Estates	Saddle oak Club
Forest Lakes Park	Ocala Highlands Estates	Sherman Oaks
Fort Brook Landing	Ocala Park Ranch	South Side
Fort Drane	Ocala Thoroughbred Acres	Tobacco Patch Landing
Golden Hills	Ocala Waterway	Woods and Lakes

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