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Marion County is located in central Indiana, bordered on the north by Hamilton County, to the east by Hancock County, to the southeast by Shelby County, to the south by Johnson County, to the southwest by Morgan County, to the west by Hendricks County, and to the northwest by Boone County.
It has an area of 396 square miles and during the 2000 Census had 860,454 residents.
Indianapolis (2000 Census population of 781,870) is both the largest city in Marion County and Indiana, and also serves as the County Seat.
Other cities and towns include Lawrence (38,915), Beech Grove (14,880), Speedway (12,881), Cumberland (5,500), Southport (1,852), Meridian Hills (1,713), Warren Park (1,656), Clermont (1,477), Homecroft (751), Rocky Ripple (712), Williams Creek (413), Wynnedale (275), Spring Hill (97), Crows Nest (96), and North Crows Nest (42).
The county was named for Revolutionary War General Francis Marion.
Among the many notable natives are physics Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson, gangster John Dillinger, entertainer David Letterman, basketball star George McGinnis, actor Steve McQueen, musicians Wes Montgomery, Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds and J. J. Johnson, writers Booth Tarkington and Kurt Vonnegut and cyclist Marshall (Major) Taylor.
See Also:
Beech Grove, City of
Butler University
Childrens Museum of Indianapolis
Colts Football
Eagle Creek Park
Eiteljorg Museum
Fort Harrison State Park
Holliday Park
Indianapolis, City of
International Airport
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Indiana Pacers
Indiana State Museum
IUPUI
Lawrence, City of
Marion County
Marott Park Woods Nature Preserve
Meridian Hills, Town of
Southport, City of
Speedway, Town of
University of Indianapolis
White River State Park
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