GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (As of April 2006)
Address:
Town Hall
2 Spring St.
Marion, MA 02738
Phone: (508) 748-3500
Fax: (508) 748-2845
Form of Government: Board of Selectmen; Town Administrator; Open
Town Meeting
Board of Selectmen Chairman: Andrew N. Jeffrey
Town Administrator: Jack Dolan
DEMOGRAPHICS
2000 Population (2000 U.S. Census): 5,123
1990 Population (1990 U.S. Census): 4,496
1990 Households: 1,587
Average Persons per Households: 2.64
EDUCATION (Mass. Dept. of Education)
Public School Enrollment (10/1/96) :
Marion (K-6) : 497
Old Rochester (7-12) : 1,042 (Total Enrollment)
Upper Cape Cod (9-12): 530 (Total Enrollment)
GEOGRAPHY
Location in State: Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Wareham on the northeast; Buzzards Bay on the east and south; and Mattapoisett and Rochester on the southwest and northwest. Marion is 26 miles southwest of Plymouth and 55 miles south of Boston. (Source: DHCD, Mass.)
Total Area: 26.69 sq. miles
Dry Land Area: 14.63 sq. miles
Population Density: 307 per sq. miles
Metropolitan Statistical Area (1993 Definition): New Bedford
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Chamber of Commerce:
New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 8827, New Bedford, MA 02742
President: Jim Mathes (508) 999-5231