makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 692 people, 305 households, and 186 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 328 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.42% White, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 305 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.70. 20.2% were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,328, and the median income for a family was $39,861. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,550 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,352. About 3.6% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. Education Nodaway Valley Community School District serves the community. It was formed on July 1, 2000, by the consolidation of the districts of Greenfield and Bridgewater–Fontanelle. Nodaway Valley High School is the joint high school. Media The city's newspaper is The Fontanelle Observer, which now has a page on the website of the Creston News Advertiser. The office of the Observer is on 5th Street. Defunct newspapers include The Fontanelle Register (established in 1862) and The Fontanelle Reporter (1879). Churches There are two churches in Fontanelle: a United Methodist and an Emmanuel Lutheran, established in 1874. Cemeteries Fontanelle contains six active cemeteries. They are: Bryant Cemetery, Fontanelle Cemetery, Old Union Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Prussia Cemetery and Sears Cemetery. Cutler Cemetery (also known locally as Mormon Cemetery)