the main road. The city was without power for three weeks, which caused extensive school cancellations. More than 80% of homes and businesses in Marianna were heavily damaged or destroyed due to Michael's extreme winds. Millions of dollars in insurance claims were filed and the area also suffered millions of dollars in economic losses. This hurricane is the worst natural disaster to ever strike Marianna, surpassing the damages caused by a F-3 tornado spawned by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. Geography Marianna is located in central Jackson County at (30.776370, –85.238149). U.S. Route 90 passes through the center of town as Lafayette Street, leading east to Grand Ridge and west to Cottondale. Interstate 10 passes through the southern end of the city, leading east to Tallahassee, the state capital, and west to Pensacola. Access to Marianna is at Exit 136, Florida State Road 276. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, are water. The Chipola River, which forms the eastern border of the city, is part of the Apalachicola River watershed. Climate Demographics 2020 census Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,245 people, 3,071 households, and 1,476 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 6,230 people, 2,398 households, and 1,395 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,764 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 56.8% White, 40.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 2,398 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were married couples living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the