 In 2014-15 twenty people in the area had contracted active cases of the disease and three had died.Marion has many historic structures, with most listed on historic registers directly or as contributing buildings.The Chapel and Lovelace Hall at Marion Military Institute, First Congregational Church of Marion, the Henry House, Marion Female Seminary, Phillips Memorial Auditorium, President's House at Marion Institute, Siloam Baptist Church are all individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.