Finger, Tennessee
Location of Finger, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°21′24″N 88°36′32″W / 35.35667, -88.60889
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	McNairy
Area
- Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
- Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	350
- Density	231.1/sq mi (89.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38334
Area code(s)	731
FIPS code	47-26160[1]
GNIS feature ID	1284266[2]

Finger is a city in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Finger is located at 35°21′24″N, 88°36′32″W (35.356777, -88.608995)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

History

Finger is the birthplace of lawman Buford Pusser.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 350 people, 122 households, and 96 families residing in the city. The population density was 231.1 people per square mile (89.5/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 88.5/sq mi (34.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.86% White, 1.14% African American, 3.14% Native American, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 122 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,250, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $11,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,654. About 19.1% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.2% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Finger, Tennessee is at coordinates 35°21′24″N 88°36′32″W / 35.356777, -88.608995 (Finger, Tennessee)Coordinates: 35°21′24″N 88°36′32″W / 35.356777, -88.608995 (Finger, Tennessee)