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                                                                      EXHIBIT 27

                             FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE


                 CENTURY BANCSHARES, Inc.
                  Financial Data Schedule

<ARTICLE>   9
<CIK>   0000785813
<NAME> CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                                        

<PERIOD-TYPE>                                 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                           DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                DEC-31-2000

<CASH>                                               10,012
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                                  310
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                      5,500
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                          0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                          48,561
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                               20,389
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                                 21,164
<LOANS>                                             196,929
<ALLOWANCE>                                           1,993
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                      291,676
<DEPOSITS>                                          224,695
<SHORT-TERM>                                         17,060
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                                   3,171
<LONG-TERM>                                          29,189
<COMMON>                                              2,900
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                     0
<PREFERRED>                                               0
<OTHER-SE>                                           14,660
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                      291,676
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                      14,906
<INTEREST-INVEST>                                     2,903
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                      1,199
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                     19,008
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                                    6,084
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                    8,727
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                                10,281
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                         1,015
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                      209
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                       9,436
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                       2,293
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                            2,293
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                           0
<CHANGES>                                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                                          1,401
<EPS-BASIC>                                            0.51
<EPS-DILUTED>                                          0.51
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                         4.68
<LOANS-NON>                                             633
<LOANS-PAST>                                            544
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                          0
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                           0
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                      1,519
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                           601
<RECOVERIES>                                             60
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                                     1,993
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                                  1,993
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                       0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                                 317