Marion is a small farming community located about 40 miles (64 km) east of Salt Lake City and 18 miles (29 km) east of Park City in the upper Kamas Valley, part of the Wasatch Back region of Utah.

A large portion of the early settlers were Danish American immigrants, and the community was also often called "Denmark".

[8] Marion made news in 1979 when resident and polygamist homeschooler John Singer was killed while resisting arrest.

The community garnered further publicity in 1988 when Singer's son-in-law, Addam Swapp, bombed the LDS stake center in Marion and was arrested after a 13-day standoff with state and federal law enforcement.

[10] Schools in Kamas, belonging to the South Summit district, serve school-age children.