Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Income, Amortization on Unrealized Gain on AFS Transfer to HTM, Tax	$ (2,075)	$ (1,931)	$ (3,855)	$ (5,272)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Tax	3,097,343	921,187
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Securities, Available-for-sale, Tax			2,556,079	1,920,184
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities, before Reclassification Adjustments, Tax	$ 121,644	$ 167,534
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Tax			$ 298,330	$ 240,226

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) before reclassification adjustments of unrealized holding gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities and unrealized holding gain (loss) related to transfers of securities into the available-for-sale category and out of the held-to-maturity category.

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss.

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