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As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 470 people, 211
households, and 128 families residing in
the city. The
population density was 176.2/km˛
(458.2/mi˛). There were 228 housing
units at an average density of 85.5/km˛
(222.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
city was 98.72%
White, 0.21%
Native American, and 1.06% from two
or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.21% of the
population.
There were 211 households out of which
26.5% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 49.8% were
married couples living together,
9.0% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 38.9% were
non-families. 33.6% of all households
were made up of individuals and 24.2%
had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.23 and the average
family size was 2.84.
In the city the
population was spread out with 23.8%
under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24,
21.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to
64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age
or older. The median age was 43 years.
For every 100 females there were 76.7
males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 78.1 males.
The median income for
a household in the city was $22,625, and
the median income for a family was
$32,708. Males had a median income of
$28,125 versus $20,536 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$14,171. About 13.2% of families and
16.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 20.8% of
those under age 18 and 15.8% of those
age 65 or over.
BERTHA Township, organized January 4, 1878, and city,
platted in August 1891 and incorporated on July 16, 1897, commemorate
Bertha Ristau, the first white woman settler there and wife of John C.
Ristau, postmaster, who established the post office in 1880 in his log
cabin store. The city developed following the arrival of the railroad,
and three blocks were platted on August 25, 1891, by Francis M. and
Louisa Riggs.
