Fincastle, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Fincastle, Tennessee
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Tennessee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Campbell
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.46
Area Land Km2:9.46
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:3.65
Area Land Sq Mi:3.65
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1611
Population Density Km2:170.28
Population Density Sq Mi:441.01
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1129
Coordinates:36.4097°N -84.0478°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:37766[3]
Area Code:423
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1284257

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.[4]

Once known as Glade Springs, Fincastle was later named for Fincastle, Virginia, which was the original home of many of its early settlers.[5]

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

2020 census

Race!scope="col"
NumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,53595.28%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)50.31%
Native American30.19%
Other/Mixed523.23%
Hispanic or Latino160.99%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,611 people, 597 households, and 361 families residing in the CDP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Fincastle TN ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . May 14, 2011 .
  5. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 76.