Official Name: | Condon, Montana |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Condon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Missoula |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 55.90 |
Area Land Km2: | 55.42 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.48 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 21.58 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.40 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 285 |
Population Density Km2: | 5.14 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 13.32 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 3711 |
Coordinates: | 47.5278°N -113.7106°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 59826 |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 781557 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Info: | 30-17050 |
Condon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana, United States. Located along the Swan River and Montana Highway 83, Condon is situated between the Swan Range to the east and the Mission Mountains to the west, providing ready access to the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Mission Mountains Wilderness, respectively.[3] Its population was 285 as of the 2020 United States census,[4] down from 343 in 2010.
Condon is the site of a U.S. post office, using ZIP Code 59826, which opened on July 1, 1952.[5] [6] It is named for James L. Condon, a Corvallis-area logger and farmer.[7] Mission Mountain School was located in the community and the U.S. Forest Service operates an airport in Condon. Community Council members in 2023 are, Grace Siloti, Jesse Arno, Marcia Tapp, Ted Morgan & Brian Praschak.
Condon is in northern Missoula County, by highway north of Missoula, the county seat, and south of Kalispell. Elevations in the community along the Swan River range from in the north to in the south, and to the east the elevation rises to at the base of the Swan Range. Via the Swan River, Condon is within the watershed of the Flathead River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Condon CDP has a total area of, of which 0.2sqmi, or 0.86%, are water.[1]
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 system, Condon has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[8]
The local weather station is located at the USFS Condon Work Center. The area has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters.
It is in the Swan Valley Elementary School District and the Missoula High School District.[9]
The Missoula Public Library has a branch location in Condon.[10]
The Seeley-Swan Pathfinder is the newspaper for Condon, Seeley Lake, Ovando, and other towns in the area.[11] It is published weekly.