[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.66% White and 0.34% Native American.

20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 3.4% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.1% of those 65 or over.

Radio Stations John C. Kuykendall, from York District, South Carolina, first settled on the site in 1830, building a home and a store.