Monowi
| Monowi | |
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 Location in Nebraska
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nebraska |
| County : | Boyd County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 50 ′ N , 98 ° 20 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.54 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 405 m |
| FIPS : | 31-32550 |
| GNIS ID : | 0831379 |
| Mayor : | Elsie Eiler |
Monowi is a municipality in Boyd County in the US state of Nebraska . The special thing about the small town is that, according to the 2010 census, it only has one inhabitant who also holds the office of mayor .
The place was founded around 1900. The place name is said to be the Indian word for a small white prairie flower that was widespread in the area at the time the place was founded. In 1930 the village had a little over 120 inhabitants. After the railway withdrew from the village, the inhabitants gradually left the village. While there were 99 inhabitants in 1940, the number dropped to 2 by the time the population was counted in 2000 and finally to one in 2010. Monowi has a library , Rudy's Library (the library of the late husband of the last resident), with 5,000 books and an inn, Monowi Tavern , both of which are run by the sole resident.
In 2018 the place and its inhabitant were immortalized by Lilo Mangelsdorff with the documentary film Monowi, Nebrasksa . American television stations, the BBC and the New York Times also reported on the place.
Another place with only one resident is PhinDeli in the state of Wyoming .
Demographics
According to the United States Census 2010, Monowi only has one inhabitant, which results in the following strange-looking statistics:
- Population: 1
- Average age: 76.5 years
- Residents are 100% white and female.
- Average household size: 1
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 109 | - | |
| 1920 | 100 | -8.3% | |
| 1930 | 123 | 23% | |
| 1940 | 99 | -19.5% | |
| 1950 | 67 | -32.3% | |
| 1960 | 40 | -40.3% | |
| 1970 | 16 | -60% | |
| 1980 | 18th | 12.5% | |
| 1990 | 6th | -66.7% | |
| 2000 | 2 | -66.7% | |
| 2010 | 1 | -50% | |
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US Decennial Census
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Location map of Monowi
Place name sign (2007) with number of inhabitants: 2
Rudy's library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Factsheet Monowi , accessed on October 25, 2013
- ↑ Antje Joel: Monowi, population 1, in: Das Magazin 11/2019, pp. 56–61
- ^ Elsie Eiler, The Lone Resident of Monowi Town, Nebraska , accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ Antje Joel: Monowi, population 1, in: Das Magazin 11/2019, pp. 56–61
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved October 25, 2013.
