Finley Point (

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: sčc̓méple ) is a

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(CDP) in Lake County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 480.

Geography

The Finley Point CDP is located in north-central Lake County. It occupies a peninsula named Finley Point that extends into

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from the southeast, separating Skidoo Bay to the north from East Bay to the south. The CDP is bordered to the east by

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, which follows the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, leading north to Bigfork and southwest to Polson, the Lake

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. According to the

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, 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

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of 2000, there were 493 people, 213 households, and 142 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 637 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.93%

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, 14.00% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 4.26% from two or more races.

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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

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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

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for the CDP was $19,575. About 7.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the

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, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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