Monowi, Nebraska | |
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 Population sign that can be seen on entering Monowi from the east (2007) | |
 Location within Boyd County | |
 Detailed map of Monowi, Nebraska | |
  Monowi Location within Nebraska  Monowi Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′51″N 98°19′46″W / 42.83083°N 98.32944°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| County | Boyd |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elsie Eiler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| • Land | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2 |
| • Density | 4.71/sq mi (1.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 68746 (shared with Lynch) |
| Area code | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-32550[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399382[2] |
Monowi (/ˈmɒnoʊwaɪ/ MON-oh-wye) is an incorporated village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. It garnered national and international[4] recognition after the 2010 United States census counted four residents of the village, one of them is Elsie Eiler.[5] Although the 2020 census listed Monowi's population as four,[6] this was confirmed to be an example of differential privacy in the census data; Eiler remains the town's sole resident.[7]
According to tradition, the name Monowi means "flower" in an unidentified Native American language.[8][9] Monowi was so named after the many wildflowers growing at the original site of the village.[10]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monowi, Nebraska
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Welcome to Monowi, Nebraska: population 1". BBC. May 2, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ Carter, Maria (March 31, 2017). "This 83-Year-Old Woman Is the Mayor, Bartender, Librarian and Sole Resident of Monowi, NE". Country Living. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Monowi village, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ "Second resident of Nebraska's one-person town just a figment of Census Bureau's imagination". Lincoln Journal-Star. August 22, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 104.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 22. ISBN 0803250606.