Marion is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
and
unincorporated community
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in
Flathead County,
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Colu ...
, United States. Its population was 886 as of the
2010 census.
Marion has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
with
ZIP code 59925.
The
Great Northern Railway created Marion in 1891 as the terminus of a short spur line that ran west from Kalispell.
Between 1892 and 1902, this would be part of the Great Northern Main Line between Columbia Falls and Libby through
Haskell Pass. The post office in Marion was established in 1892.
Located just off of
U.S. Route 2, Marion is 21 miles from
Kalispell
Kalispell (, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in, and the county seat of, Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at 24,558. In Montana's northwest reg ...
. The town is next to
Little Bitterroot Lake.
The railroad between Kalispell and Marion was abandoned in the late forties. Part of it is now Great Northern Historical Trail.
Demographics
Education
Marion School District 54 educates students in the area. They are known as the Panthers.
Marion has a
public library, a branch of the Flathead County Library.
Climate
This
climatic
Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorological ...
region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Marion has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezin ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Marion, Montana
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References
Census-designated places in Flathead County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana
Unincorporated communities in Montana
Unincorporated communities in Flathead County, Montana
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