Finley Point (
Salish
Salish () may refer to:
* Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans
** Coast Salish peoples, several First Nations/Native American groups in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest
** Interior Salish peoples, several First Nat ...
: sčc̓méple
) is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Lake County,
Montana, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 480.
Geography
The Finley Point CDP is located in north-central Lake County at (47.750877, -114.074974).
It occupies a peninsula named Finley Point that extends into
Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake ( fla, člq̓etkʷ, label=Salish, kut, yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) is a large natural lake in northwest Montana.
The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula of the era of the last interglacial. ...
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
Montana Highway 35 (MT 35) is an approximately state highway in the west of the US state of Montana. It begins at U.S. Highway 93 in Polson in the Flathead Indian Reservation and ends at U.S. Highway 2 in Evergreen, the eastern portion of the ...
, which follows the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, leading north to
Bigfork and southwest to
Polson, the Lake
county seat.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 62.56%, are water.
Near Finley Point is ''nccm̓esšn'', "place with small rocks."
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 493 people, 213 households, and 142 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 115.0 people per square mile (44.4/km
2). There were 637 housing units at an average density of 148.6/sq mi (57.3/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.93%
White, 14.00%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.61% from
other races, and 4.26% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
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
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
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
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Census-designated places in Lake County, Montana
Census-designated places in Montana