THE MARION LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Backswamps setting.
Marion city has 20.3 square miles of land in Crittenden County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Backswamps, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Marion and Crittenden County
Marion is associated with Crittenden County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Marion by land and water
The Census records 0.08 square miles of water within Marion, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 4.6 percentage points lower than the 5% recorded for Crittenden County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marion city has 77.1 times the land area of nearby Sunset town (0.26 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

