Fincastle, Tennessee

Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
36°24′35″N 84°02′52″W / 36.40972°N 84.04778°W / 36.40972; -84.04778CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyCampbellArea • 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 zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
37766[3]
Area code423GNIS 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]

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%±
20101,618—
20201,611−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2020 census

Fincastle racial composition[8]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,535 95.28%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5 0.31%
Native American 3 0.19%
Other/Mixed 52 3.23%
Hispanic or Latino 16 0.99%

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.

External links

  • Media related to Fincastle, Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
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