As of the
2000 census, there were 565 people, 247 households, and 153 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 279 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the borough was 99.29% White, 0.18% African American, 0.35% Asian, and 0.18% from two or more races. There were 247 households, out of which 28.3% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 38.1% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. Out of all of the households that were documented, 34.0% of were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92. Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.2% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 21.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 16.8% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years. For every one hundred females, there were 86.5 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $26,339, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $36,667 compared with that of $19,712 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $14,687. Approximately 9.4% of families and 15.5% of the population were living below the
poverty line, including 22.1% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 13.1% of those who were aged sixty-five or older. ==Government and politics==