Fincastle, Tennessee

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Fincastle, Tennessee
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Fincastle, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°24′35″N84°02′52″W / 36.40972°N 84.04778°W / 36.40972; -84.04778 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]
  Total3.65 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]
  Total1,611
  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
2020 1,611
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.

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 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 2011-05-14.
  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 2021-12-27.