Fincastle is a home rule-class city in eastern Jefferson County,

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

, United States. The population was 817 at the 2010 census.

History

Fincastle was incorporated on January 25, 1974. According to the city's website, the name "is a historical relic from the formation of

Kentucky County, Virginia Kentucky County (aka Kentucke County), later the District of Kentucky, was formed by the Commonwealth of Virginia from the western portion (beyond the Big Sandy River and Cumberland Mountains) of Fincastle County effective 1777. The name ...

. This county was the precursor to the Commonwealth of Kentucky and was formed from

Fincastle County, Virginia Fincastle County, Virginia, was created by act of the Virginia General Assembly April 8, 1772 from Botetourt County.Pendleton, William C. (1920)''History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920'' pp. 255-57. W. C. Hill Printing Co ...

, in 1776".

Geography

Fincastle is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is northeast of

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and southwest of Oldham County. According to the

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, Fincastle has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 825 people, 295 households, and 243 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 301 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 62.18%

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, 30.42%

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, 0.61% Native American, 2.18% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 3.88% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population. There were 295 households, out of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.1% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.11. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $66,477, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $46,389 versus $30,446 for females. The

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for the city was $27,058. About 3.9% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Fincastle has a legislative body composed of a Mayor and four Commissioners. The city is presided over by Mayor John Bell. Stacey Ricci, Gene Harris, Kenneth Howson and Jerry Gregory serve as City Commissioners. The City Clerk is Jean Reid. Nathan Lindemyer serves as Treasurer, and the City Attorney is Michael Lawrence.

References

{{authority control Cities in Kentucky Cities in Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1974 1974 establishments in Kentucky