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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1810= 99
|1850= 882
|1860= 805
|1870= 690
|1880= 570
|1890= 541
|1900= 579
|1910= 557
|1920= 559
|1930= 519
|1940= 592
|1950= 498
|1960= 541
|1970= 514
|1980= 512
|1990= 384
|2000= 401
|2010= 301
|2020= 240
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Cumberland River Mouth.JPG|thumb|Mouth of the Cumberland River]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 401 people, 157 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|647.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 188 housing units at an average density of {{convert|303.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.75% [[Race (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.75% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|other races]], and 0.25% from two or more races.  [[Race (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 157 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $40,568. Males had a median income of $28,281 versus $16,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,751. About 7.1% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.