It is also home to General Jo Shelby, a hemp farmer who joined the Confederate cause in 1861.

[4] The community was named after Waverly, Illinois, the native home of an early settler.

[6] The Napoleon Buck House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

[8] As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 849 people, 317 households, and 215 families living in the city.

There were 362 housing units at an average density of 287.3 per square mile (110.9/km2).

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 369 housing units at an average density of 369.4 per square mile (142.6/km2).

31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.