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Fair Value Disclosures - Assets and Liabilities Recorded on a Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	$ 313,376	$ 360,520
Mortgage servicing rights, impairment reserve	358	0
Allowance for loan losses, other real estate owned	45	0	$ 0	$ 53
Allowance for impaired loans	304	1,916
Mortgage servicing rights	1,985	2,089
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights	1,985	2,089
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights	1,985	2,089
U.S. government-sponsored agencies
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	22,730	7,398
Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	243,406	326,617
State and political subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	39,474	26,505
Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	7,766
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements	2,640	1,767
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1
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Securities available for sale	0	0
Interest rate swap agreements	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2
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Securities available for sale	313,376	360,520
Interest rate swap agreements	2,640	1,767
Derivative liabilities	8,882	1,644
Assets measured at fair value	316,016	362,287
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Securities available for sale	0	0
Interest rate swap agreements	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	0	0
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Securities available for sale	313,376	360,520
Derivative liabilities	8,882	1,644
Assets measured at fair value	316,016	362,287
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Interest rate swap agreements		0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
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Interest rate swap agreements		562
Derivative liabilities	6,242	439
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Interest rate swap agreements		0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
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Interest rate swap agreements		562
Derivative liabilities	6,242	439
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Customer Loan Interest Swap
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Interest rate swap agreements	2,640	1,205
Derivative liabilities	2,640	1,205
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Customer Loan Interest Swap \| Level 1
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Interest rate swap agreements	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Customer Loan Interest Swap \| Level 2
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Interest rate swap agreements	2,640	1,205
Derivative liabilities	2,640	1,205
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Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| U.S. government-sponsored agencies \| Level 1
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Securities available for sale	0	0
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Securities available for sale	0	0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	22,730	7,398
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed securities \| Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed securities \| Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	243,406	326,617
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed securities \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	0	0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Securities available for sale	243,406	326,617
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| State and political subdivisions \| Level 1
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Securities available for sale	0	0
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Securities available for sale	39,474	26,505
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Securities available for sale	0	0
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Securities available for sale	0
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Securities available for sale	0
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Securities available for sale	7,766
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other real estate owned	908	279
Impaired loans	794	6,579
Assets measured at fair value	3,687	8,947
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 1
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Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Other real estate owned	0	0
Impaired loans	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 2
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Mortgage servicing rights	1,985	2,089
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Impaired loans	794	6,579
Assets measured at fair value	3,687	8,947
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 3
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Mortgage servicing rights	0	0
Other real estate owned	0	0
Impaired loans	0	0
Assets measured at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Estimate of Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights	$ 1,985	$ 2,089