Official Name: | Potomac, Montana |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Potomac |
Coordinates: | 46.8814°N -113.5794°W |
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 Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.71 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.71 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 26 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 94.55 |
Population Density Km2: | 36.52 |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 3619 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 59823 |
Area Code: | 406 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 30-59350 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806651 |
Potomac is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 26.[2]
Potomac is in the southeastern part of Missoula County, in the valley of Camas Creek and Union Creek, which flows northwest to the Blackfoot River, part of the Clark Fork watershed. Montana Highway 200 passes along the northern edge of the community, leading northeast to Ovando and west to Missoula.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Potomac CDP has an area of, all land.[1]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Potomac has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Potomac was 103F on July 14, 002, while the coldest temperature recorded was -50F on December 23 - 24, 1983.
The Seeley-Swan Pathfinder is the newspaper for Potomac.[3] It is published weekly.
The school districts are Potomac Elementary School District and Missoula High School District.[4]