[5] On October 6, 1902, the business district of the city burned and losses were estimated at $100,000.

[6] In the late 1960s, Russian Old Believers established a small colony between Gervais and Mt.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), all of it land.

There were 628 housing units at an average density of 1,610.3 per square mile (621.7/km2).

7.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 477 housing units at an average density of 1,218.9 per square mile (470.6/km2).

9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.