As of the 2000
census, there were 842 people, 356 households, and 248 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 390 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.66%
White, 3.44%
African American, 0.83%
Native American, 0.59% from
other races, and 0.48% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. There were 356 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were
married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $32,692. Males had a median income of $29,861 versus $18,333 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,906. About 12.4% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 23.0% of those under the age of 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people==