Fincastle, Tennessee

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Fincastle, Tennessee
Census-designated place
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Fincastle, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°24′35″N84°02′52″W / 36.40972°N 84.04778°W / 36.40972; -84.04778
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Campbell
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2)
 • Land3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,129 ft (344 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,611
 • Density441.01/sq mi (170.28/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37766 [3]
Area code 423
GNIS feature ID1284257 [4]

Fincastle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,618 as of the 2010 census. [5]

Contents

Once known as Glade Springs, Fincastle was later named for Fincastle, Virginia, which was the original home of many of its early settlers. [6]

Geography

Fincastle is located along State Route 63 northeast of LaFollette and southwest of Speedwell in the Powell Valley. Cumberland Mountain rises prominently to the north, and Norris Lake lies a few miles to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 1,618—
2020 1,611−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

2020 census

Fincastle racial composition [8]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,53595.28%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)50.31%
Native American 30.19%
Other/Mixed 523.23%
Hispanic or Latino 160.99%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,611 people, 597 households, and 361 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fincastle TN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Fincastle". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 76.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.


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