Marion County, Kansas

Marion County (standard abbreviation: MN) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 12,660 people lived there. The county seat is Marion. The county was named after Francis Marion, a Brigadier General of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox".
History.
21st century.
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Marion County. There was a lot of controversy over road damage, tax exemption, and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (1.0%) is water.
Marion County is in the Great Plains. The eastern part of the county is part of the Flint Hills.