Living In a Town of One and the Woman Who Chooses to StayLiving In a Town of One and the Woman Who Chooses to Stay
Elsie Eiler, 91, at the Monowi Tavern in Monowi, Neb., on Aug. 3, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
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Living In a Town of One and the Woman Who Chooses to Stay

Since 2004, Elsie Eiler has been the sole resident of the smallest incorporated town in the United States.
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By Allan Stein
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MONOWI, Neb.—At 91 years old, Elsie Eiler understands, perhaps better than anyone, how one person can keep a town alive.

Welcome to Monowi, Nebraska, where Eiler is the mayor, town clerk, librarian, and bartender for the only incorporated town in the United States with just one resident—herself.

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