Finley, North Dakota

Finley, North Dakota
—  City  —
Steele County Courthouse in Finley
Location of Finley, North Dakota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Steele
Area
 • Total 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Land 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,453 ft (443 m)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 445
 • Density 147.4/sq mi (56.9/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 58230
Area code(s) 701
FIPS code 38-26420[2]
GNIS feature ID 1028959[3]

Finley is a city in Steele County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Steele County.[4] The population was 445 at the 2010 census.[1] Finley was founded in 1896.

Geography

Finley is located at (47.512779, -97.836957)[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1910 516
1920 599 16.1%
1930 587 −2.0%
1940 677 15.3%
1950 671 −0.9%
1960 808 20.4%
1970 809 0.1%
1980 718 −11.2%
1990 543 −24.4%
2000 515 −5.2%
2010 445 −13.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 515 people, 224 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was 147.4 people per square mile (57.0/km²). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 73.3 per square mile (28.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.28% White, 1.75% Native American, 0.39% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 224 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,917, and the median income for a family was $43,417. Males had a median income of $34,844 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,989. About 10.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

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