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The tiniest town in every state

By Sarah Schmalbruch
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Lonerock, Oregon. alyshahipes/Instagram
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Often, a state's largest city is considered its best place to live.

But there's something to be said for rural towns too.

We rounded up the least-populated town in every state, based on the US Census Bureau's 2016 annual estimate of the resident population.

This data was collected using administrative records (births, deaths, records of moves), all of which were then weighed against the 2010 census. This list includes only incorporated towns.

While the majority of the towns that made the list have single-digit populations, there are a few states whose smallest towns are much larger. This is because these towns are located in densely populated states, and different states have different requirements for formally incorporating a town.

Keep scrolling to see the tiniest towns across the country.

Andy Kiersz contributed reporting to this article.

ALABAMA: McMullen Town

McMullen Town Alabama
McMullen. Google Street View

Population: 9

ALASKA: Bettles City

Bettles City Alaska
Bettles sits to the right of the Koyukuk River (pictured above). Steve Hillebrand, US Fish & Wildlife Service/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 12

ARIZONA: Winkelman Town

Winkelman Arizona
The Gila River near Winkelman. Alan Stark/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 346

ARKANSAS: Gilbert Town

Gilbert Cafe Arkansas
The Gilbert Cafe in Gilbert. The Gilbert Cafe/Facebook

Population: 27

CALIFORNIA: Vernon City

Vernon California
Vernon. Laurie Avocado/Flickr

Population: 113

COLORADO: Lakeside Town

Lakeside Colorado.JPG
Lake Rhoda in Lakeside, Colorado. Jeffrey Beall/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 8

CONNECTICUT: Fenwick Borough

Fenwick Connecticut
Fenwick. Christina DeRose/Flickr

Population: 44

DELAWARE: Hartly Town

Hartly Delaware
Hartly. Town of Hartly, De/Facebook

Population: 71

FLORIDA: Lake Buena Vista City

Walt Disney statue, Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista is the mailing address for Disney World. Associated Press

Population: 11

GEORGIA: Edgehill City

Edge Hill, Georgia
Edgehill. Google Street View

Population: 24

HAWAII: Urban Honolulu CDP

Skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii
Skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii Getty/buraktumler

Population: 351,792

IDAHO: Warm River City

Mesa Falls Warm River Idaho
Upper Mesa Falls in Warm River. Malcolm Manners/Flickr

Population: 3

ILLINOIS: Kaskaskia Village

Kaskaskia Church Illinois
Kaskaskia Church. Charles Houchin/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 13

INDIANA: River Forest Town

River Forest Indiana
River Forest. Google Street View

Population: 22

IOWA: Leroy City

Le Roy Presbyterian Church Iowa
The Leroy Presbyterian Church. United Trinity Parish - Humeston/Facebook

Population: 14

KANSAS: Freeport City

Freeport Kansas
Freeport. adtade/Instagram

Population: 5

KENTUCKY: South Park View City

South Park View Kentucky
South Park View. Google Street View

Population: 7

LOUISIANA: Mound Village

Mound Louisiana
Mound. Google Street View

Population: 17

MAINE: Eastport City

Eastport Maine
Water Street in Eastport. Ken Gallager/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 1,225

MARYLAND: Port Tabacco Village Town

Port Tobacco, Maryland
Port Tobacco. Google Street View

Population: 13

MASSACHUSETTS: Palmer Town City

Main St Palmer Massachusetts
Palmer. John Phelan/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 12,108

MICHIGAN: Turner Village

Turner Michigan
Turner Village. @_jenniee_/Instagram

Population: 109

MINNESOTA: Funkley City

Funkley Minnesota
Funkley. Ed Kohler/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 5

MISSISSIPPI: Satartia Village

Satartia Mississippi
Satartia. Maggie/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 53

MISSOURI: Cave Town

Cuivre River Missouri
The Cuivre River near Cave. Cuivre River State Park/Facebook

Population: 5

MONTANA: Ismay Town

Ismay Montana
Ismay Jail. Robstutz/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 21

NEBRASKA: Monowi Village

Monowi Nebraska
Monowi. Andrew Filer/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 1

NEVADA: Caliente City

Caliente Nevada
The Caliente Railroad Depot. Vidor/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 1,108

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Franklin City

Franklin New Hampshire.JPG
Franklin City. AlexiusHoratius/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 8,447

NEW JERSEY: Tavistock Borough

Tavistock Country Club
Tavistock Country Club. Google Street View

Population: 5

NEW MEXICO: Grenville Village

Grenville New Mexico
Grenville. Google Street View

Population: 34

NEW YORK: Dering Harbor Village

Dering Harbor New York
Dering Harbor. Google Street View

Population: 11

NORTH CAROLINA: Fontana Dam Town

Fontana Dam North Carolina
Fontana Dam. NCDOTcommunications/Flickr

Population: 7

NORTH DAKOTA: Ruso City

Ruso North Dakota
Ruso. Andrew Filer/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 4

OHIO: Rendville Village

Rendville Ohio
Rendville. Nyttend/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 36

OKLAHOMA: Lotsee Town

Lotsee Oklahoma
Lotsee. Google Street View

Population: 2

OREGON: Lonerock City

Lonerock Oregon
Lonerock. alyshahipes/Instagram

Population: 21

PENNSYLVANIA: Centralia Borough

Centralia Pennsylvania
Centralia. Tom Vazquez/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 10

RHODE ISLAND: Central Falls City

Central Falls Rhode Island
The Samuel B. Conant House in Central Falls. Kenneth C. Zirkel/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 19,347

SOUTH CAROLINA: Jenkinsville Town

Jenkinsville South Carolina
Jenkinsville. Google Street View

Population: 43

SOUTH DAKOTA: Hillsview Town and White Rock Town

White Rock South Dakota
White Rock. iamericanartist/Instagram

Population: 3

TENNESSEE: Cottage Grove Town

Cottage Grove Tennessee
Cottage Grove. Google Street View

Population: 88

TEXAS: Los Ybanez City

Los Ybanez Texas
Los Ybanez. Google Street View

Population: 19

UTAH: Scofield Town

Scofield Utah
Scofield. Google Street View

Population: 23

VERMONT: Newfane Village

Newfane Vermont
Newfane. Phillip Capper/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 113

VIRGINIA: Clinchport Town

Clinchport Virginia
Clinchport. Brian Stansberry/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 66

WASHINGTON: Krupp Town

Krupp Washington
Krupp. inspiredillusion/Instagram

Population: 49

WEST VIRGINIA: Thurmond Town

Thurmond West Virginia
Thurmond. Brian M Powell/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 5

WISCONSIN: Big Falls Village

Big Falls Wisconsin
Big Falls. Google Street View

Population: 61

WYOMING: Lost Springs Town

Lost Springs Wyoming
Lost Springs. Idunno00923/Wikimedia Commons

Population: 4

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Sarah Schmalbruch
Sarah writes for the travel vertical at Business Insider. She graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in magazine journalism and German. She is from Chicago, and currently lives in Brooklyn. 
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