Nested in the Paris metro area, this city of 700 inhabitants and a population density of 798 people per square mile has an average elevation of 512 feet above sea level. The racial makeup present in this municipality is represented by 74% of White Non Hispanic residents, 20% of African American citizens, and the remaining percentage is completed by minorities of Latino, Native American, and other racial groups. Sharing frontiers with Howland, Pecan Gap, Honey Grove, Cooper, Biarstown, Paris, and Sumner; this community is attended by Christus St Josephs Health System, Presbyterian Hospital of Commerce, and Northeast Medical Center.