Finley Point, Montana Explained

Official Name:Finley Point, Montana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lake
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:29.51
Area Land Km2:11.05
Area Water Km2:18.46
Area Total Sq Mi:11.39
Area Land Sq Mi:4.27
Area Water Sq Mi:7.13
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:532
Population Density Km2:48.14
Population Density Sq Mi:124.68
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation M:892
Elevation Ft:2927
Coordinates:47.7508°N -114.075°W
Area Code:406
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:30-26226
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1867337

Finley Point (Salish: sčc̓méple [2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 480.[3]

Geography

The Finley Point CDP is located in north-central Lake County at 47.7508°N -114.075°W (47.750877, -114.074974).[4] It occupies a peninsula named Finley Point that extends into Flathead Lake from the southeast, separating Skidoo Bay to the north from East Bay to the south. The CDP is bordered to the east by Montana Highway 35, which follows the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, leading north to Bigfork and southwest 8miles to Polson, the Lake county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.5km2, of which 11.1km2 are land and 18.5km2, or 62.56%, are water.[5]

Near Finley Point is nccm̓esšn, "place with small rocks."[2]

Demographics

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 493 people, 213 households, and 142 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 115sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 637 housing units at an average density of 148.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.93% White, 14.00% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 4.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 213 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 35.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,987, and the median income for a family was $49,063. Males had a median income of $40,714 versus $17,639 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,575. About 7.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Book: Tachini , Pete . Bilingual Education Department, Salish Kootenai College. Louie Adams, Sophie Mays, Mary Lucy Parker, Johnny Arlee, Frances Vanderburg, Lucy Vanderburg, Diana Christopher-Cote. nyoʻnuntn q̓éymin, Flathead Nation Salish dictionary. Pablo, Montana. 52. 1998.
  3. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Finley Point CDP, Montana. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. April 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. April 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .