Marion is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
and
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Flathead County,
Montana
Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
, United States. Its population was 1,119 as of the
2020 census.
Marion has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
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. The town is next to
Little Bitterroot Lake.
The railroad between Kalispell and Marion was abandoned in the 1940s. Part of it is now Great Northern Historical Trail.
Climate
This
climatic 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
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
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 cold ...
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Demographics
Education
Marion School District 54 educates students in the area. They are known as the Panthers.
Marion has a
public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
, a branch of the Flathead County Library.
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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