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Loans (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Loans (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 573,421,000	$ 587,933,000	$ 573,996,000
Commitments to Extend Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value, concentration of risk, commitments	209,335,000	144,643,000
Standby Letters of Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value, concentration of risk, commitments	875,000	1,183,000
Loan Purchase Commitments
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Purchase commitment			$ 30,000,000
Total commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 55,145,000	56,978,000
Percentage of total loans (in hundredths)	9.60%
Commercial and business loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 54,334,000	55,929,000
Government program loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	811,000	1,049,000
Total real estate mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 281,888,000	289,200,000
Percentage of total loans (in hundredths)	49.20%
Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 227,525,000	229,448,000
Residential mortgages
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	54,142,000	59,431,000
Home improvement and home equity loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	221,000	321,000
Real Estate Construction and Development Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 114,611,000	108,795,000
Percentage of total loans (in hundredths)	20.00%
Agricultural
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 52,027,000	61,149,000
Percentage of total loans (in hundredths)	9.10%
Installment and student loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 69,750,000	$ 71,811,000
Percentage of total loans (in hundredths)	12.20%