Finley

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Finley

Total population

329

Median home value

$70,700

34.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$74,643

Finley$75k

National$74k

Founded

1896

Elevation443 m

Land area8.99 km²

Weather67°F · Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates47.51°, -97.84°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Finley is a city in Steele County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Steele County. The population was 401 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 391 in 2024. Finley was founded in 1897.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Finley, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Sharon
  6.5 mi away
• Aneta
  13.5 mi away
• Hope
  14.1 mi away
• Cooperstown
  14.3 mi away
• Jessie
  18.4 mi away
• Luverne
  18.6 mi away
• Hatton
  19.6 mi away
• Northwood
  19.7 mi away · pop. 1,046
• Pillsbury
  21.2 mi away
• Sibley
  21.2 mi away
• Hannaford
  21.4 mi away
• Portland
  21.9 mi away

Browse all places in North Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Finley

Certain climatic features of the two Dakotas

Finley, John Park · 1893

Certain climatic features of the two Dakotas ...

United States. Weather Bureau. · 1893

A treatise upon the law of pleading under the codes of civil porcedure of the states of New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, California, Nevada, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and the territories of Arzona and Utah

Philemon Bliss · 1894

A treatise upon the law of pleading under the codes of civil procedure of the states of New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, California, Nevada, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and the territories of Arizona and Utah

Philemon Bliss · 1894

Sources and documents of United States constitutions

William Finley Swindler · 1973

Use and care of clothing worn for pesticide application

Janis Finley Stone · 1989

A treatise upon the law of pleading

Philemon Bliss · 1894

Expert testimony before the Indian Claims Commission

United States. Indian Claims Commission · 1958

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 235 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-08-16

Aunt Lucy

Ellisia nyctelea

Seen 2026-05-24

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-05-16

Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix

Seen 2025-09-29

Western Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma mavortium

Seen 2025-08-22

Spring Fishfly

Chauliodes rastricornis

Seen 2025-06-28

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2025-06-27

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Seen 2025-05-15

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Seen 2025-05-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).