[6][7] The present name is a transfer from Albany, New York, the native home of a local judge.

[9] The Albany Carnegie Public Library, Gentry County Courthouse, and Samuel and Pauline Peery House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.44 square miles (6.32 km2), all land.

As of the census[16] of 2010, there were 1,730 people, 753 households, and 446 families living in the city.

There were 880 housing units at an average density of 360.7 per square mile (139.3/km2).

35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 948 housing units at an average density of 386.9 per square mile (149.4/km2).

37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.