Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 585 |
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| 1920 | 879 | 50.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,200 | 36.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,300 | 8.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,600 | 23.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,500 | −6.3% | |
| 1970 | 2,000 | 33.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,800 | 40.0% | |
| 1990 | 3,200 | 14.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,224 | 0.8% | |
| 2010 | 2,948 | −8.6% | |
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As of the census of 2000, there were 3,224 people, 1,240 households, and 849 families residing in the city. The population density was 73.5 people per square mile (28.4/km²). There were 1,367 housing units at an average density of 31.2 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.64% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 7.20% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, from two or more races. 2.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,240 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city the age distribution of the population shows 29.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.
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