This U.S. town has only one resident —Here’s why

Monowi is the smallest incorporated town in the United States with just one resident. Monowi is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. It garnered national and international recognition after the 2010 United States census counted only one resident of the village, Elsie Eiler. She's the town’s sole resident, mayor, librarian, and bartender — all rolled into one. But why does a whole town have only one resident? ALSO READ: See the 5 most 'useless' countr