According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (4.48%) is water.
Detailed breakdowns of the 2010 census numbers are not yet available.
At the 2000 census there were 2,111 people, 890 households, and 600 families in the town. The population density was 1,649.7 people per square mile (636.8/km2). There were 971 housing units at an average density of 758.8 per square mile (292.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% White, 0.24% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43%.[3]
Of the 890 households 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.6% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.
The age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.
The median household income was $31,875 and the median family income was $42,610. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $22,222 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,933. About 5.4% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
Settled as early as 1778, a post office was opened in 1873 and the town was incorporated in 1904.[8]
^Parsons, Shireen (May 1999). Virginia's Mountain Treasures, The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest. Washington, D. C.: The Wilderness Society, OCLC: 42806366. p. 46.
