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  One   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Monowi, on Route 12, is a stone's throw from the Missouri River and South Dakota, an hour west of Yankton on the Nebraska side and about 160 miles north of Grand Island, in an area that's always been ultra rural and never heavily populated.
Monowi, founded a century ago by Czech immigrants seeking a slice of the American dream, is on its last legs.
Monowi, founded by Czech immigrants seeking a slice of the American dream, is on its last legs.
www.propertyrightsresearch.org /2005/articles12/one.htm   (2013 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska
Monowi is a village located in Boyd County, Nebraska.
Monowi is located at 42°49'44" North, 98°19'45" West (42.828970, -98.329141)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 km²; (0.2 mi²;), none of which is covered by water.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Monowi,_Nebraska.html   (153 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monowi's peak years were in the 1930s, when it had a population of 130.
Eiler runs a tavern in Monowi and draws regular customers from as far away as 80 miles.
Elsie and the "Monowi Tavern" were featured on CBS Sunday Morning on October 29th, 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monowi,_Nebraska   (396 words)

  
 Monowi Real Estate | Monowi NE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to census data in the year 2000 there were 5 housing unites in Monowi.
This represents a 44.4% decline from 9 in 1990.
Of those housing units, none were located in either urbanized areas or urban clusters, and 5 were located in what is classified as a rural area.
www.idcide.com /realestate/ne/monowi.htm   (72 words)

  
 Substance Abuse Treatment Monowi, Nebraska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Monowi, Nebraska has a total population of 2.
The average age for a male in Monowi, Nebraska is 67.5.
The average age for a female in Monowi, Nebraska is 66.5.
www.substanceabusetreatment.info /city.htm?state=nebraska&city=monowi   (681 words)

  
 CASDE | Monowi -- Boyd County
The name "Monowi," taken from the Indian language, was chosen by the Pioneer Townsite Company for the station located just a mile inside the Boyd County line.
Monowi's peak population of 123 came in the 1930s.
"Monowi" is the beautiful Indian word for flower, more specifically a flower with milky juice that we know as snow-on-the-mountain.
www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/boyd/monowi/index.php   (896 words)

  
 Nebraska town (population one) opens treasure tome of love - The Boston Globe
MONOWI, Neb. -- Weeds twine around the disintegrating remnants of the water tower and sprout in a tangle through the floorboards of the grandest house in town.
Brisk and unsentimental at 71, she lives in the one home still fit for living in, a snug trailer with worn white siding.
Monowi may be the smallest town in the nation with its own library.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/02/27/nebraska_town_population_one_opens_treasure_tome_of_love   (568 words)

  
 CurEvents.com - A Global Current Events Discussion Forum - More Books Than People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
MONOWI, Neb. — Weeds twine around the disintegrating remnants of the water tower and sprout in a tangle through the floorboards of the grandest house in town.
But as soon as they could, the Eilers moved back to Monowi, where they had met in the one-room schoolhouse on the hill when he was in fourth grade and she was in third.
Every year, Elsie has to approve a municipal road plan to receive Monowi's share of state transportation funds, which she sends to the county to maintain the two-lane highway that runs past her tavern.
www.curevents.com /vb/showthread.php?t=7965   (1878 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska -- State, County, and City Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As of 2000, Monowi's population was estimated to be.
In the five years between 1995 and 2000, % of Monowi's population remained in the same house and % moved but stayed in the same county.
Of Monowi's population 25 years and older, % have at least a high school or greater education, and % have received a bachelor's degree or higher.
nebraska.state-capitals.com /city/monowi   (353 words)

  
 Cave News: Monowi, Nebr - population of 1 - revisited
Cave News: Monowi, Nebr - population of 1 - revisited
Monowi, Nebr - population of 1 - revisited
The town of Monowi, Nebraska was thrust back in the news Sunday when the CBS Sunday Morning Show had a segment by Bill Geist who went to Nebraska and interviewed Elsie Eiler, the lone resident of Monowi.
caveviews.blogs.com /cave_news/2006/10/monowi_nebraska.html   (469 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska (NE) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
As of 2005, Monowi's population is 2 people.
Compared to the rest of the country, Monowi's cost of living is 17.00 % lower than the U.S. average.
The unemployment rate in Monowi is 3.40 percent (U.S. avg.
www.bestplaces.net /city/profile.aspx?city=Monowi_NE   (101 words)

  
 CASDE | Monowi -- Boyd County
The Levi Brunson family was the first to build a house and livery barn in the new town.
Monowi's peak population is recorded as 123 in 1930.
The Chicago and North Western Railway (formerly FEandMV) was discontinued in 1978.
www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/boyd/monowi   (896 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska . Boyd County, Nebraska . 1930s . 2001 . Hibberts, Maine . United States Census Bureau . The Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Monowi s peak years were in the 1930s, when it had a population of 130.
Monowi is located at 42°49 44" North, 98°19 45" West 42.828970, -98.329141.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square kilometer km² 0.2 square mile mi², none of which is covered by water.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Monowi%2C_Nebraska   (574 words)

  
 Monowi Nebraska Resource Guide, City or community of Monowi, Nebraska Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ...
The amount of land area in Monowi is 0.552 sq.
The distance from Monowi to Washington DC is 1200 miles.
Monowi is positioned 42.83 degrees north of the equator and 98.32 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /necountymonowi.htm   (187 words)

  
 Yahoo! News - Spirit of 5,000-book library enlivens ghostly hamlet of 1
Monowi may be the smallest town in the nation with its own library, but the bounty of books here for the taking is very much in the spirit of rural America.
But soon as they could, the Eilers moved back to Monowi, where they had met in the one-room schoolhouse on the hill when he was in 4th grade and she was in 3rd.
Monowi remains an incorporated town because there's no reason to dissolve it.
donswaim.com /chicagotribune.monowi.html   (1333 words)

  
 Monowi, Neb.: Population 1, As Old Farm Towns In The Midwest Fade Away, One Woman Remains To Keep A Town Alive - CBS ...
Monowi, Neb.: Population 1, As Old Farm Towns In The Midwest Fade Away, One Woman Remains To Keep A Town Alive - CBS News
Once a bustling little town with a railroad stop, Elsie is all that remains of Monowi.
As the mayor of her town, she said Monowi spends about $500 a year.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/10/29/sunday/main2135723.shtml   (1123 words)

  
 Observer | Population 1: the town that's been reclaimed by the prairie
The entire population of Monowi, Nebraska, is sitting in a bar.
Monowi - an Indian word for prairie flower - once thrived.
In fact Monowi's been in decline since shortly after it was founded.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5337469-102275,00.html   (978 words)

  
 Cave News: Monowi, Nebraska: population of 1, and a 5,000 book library
The population of Monowi has always been less than 150 and no larger in physical size than three blocks by four blocks.
The town of Monowi is located about 100 miles west of Sioux City on route 12.
The plight of Monowi and thousands of other small towns like it strikes to the heart of what it means to be an American.
caveviews.blogs.com /cave_news/2005/02/monowi_nebraska.html   (1110 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Although almost nearly abandoned, the town does have the 5000-volume Rudy's Library, founded in memory of Mr.
Monowi is located at (GEO +42.49.44:-98.19.45) (42.828970, -98.329141)
You can find it there under the keyword Monowi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monowi)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monowiandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Monowi   (376 words)

  
 Shades of Mediocrity: Back to basics
Apparently, never-at least when the town is Monowi, Nebraska, population 1 (yes, 1).
Apparently, never--at least when the town is Monowi, Nebraska, population 1 (yes, 1).
The one remaining resident of Monowi, Elsie Eiler, 71, runs the tavern, the only business left in town.
blog.lib.umn.edu /trail001/shades/017235.html   (314 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska realtors to help you Buy or Sell a Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A Monowi REALTOR can get you started in the buying process by helping you determine your buying power; your financial reserves and your borrowing capacity.
A Monowi REALTOR has access to information about schools, recreation, taxes, utilities, zoning and other specific details that are important in your home buying decisions.
A Monowi REALTOR can help you write the Purchase Agreement, arrange for appropriate inspections (if necessary), assist you with any contingencies and help with finance arrangements.
www.findrealestateinfo.com /cities-states/find-a-realtor-results.asp?State=Nebraska&City=Monowi   (588 words)

  
 Monowi Flowers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Monowi, Nebraska, United States [Populated Place] is in Boyd County; location is 42°49'43"N 98...
It's Monowi, population 2, in Boyd County, 12 miles from the South...
Betty was born in Monowi, Neb., on March 21, 1927, the daughter...
www.maxiflora.co.uk /flowers2/Monowi-flowers.html   (652 words)

  
 Featuring Cedar Berry Marinade, Morel Mushrooms and Wild Turkeys
In May 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, traveling with nearly four dozen other men and calling themselves the Corps of Discovery, left an encampment near the village of St. Louis and set off up the Missouri River.
Monowi, Nebraska, was one of many stops they made along the way.
The town of Monowi - an Indian word for prairie flower was founded in 1902 by European settlers lured by the promise of farms of their own.
www.meriwetherhuntclub.com   (251 words)

  
 Panhandle Pundit: Rudy's Library Revisited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elsie Eiler, sole resident of Monowi, NE and the feature of a heartwarming story about the little library she runs in memory of her deceased husband Rudy, is getting some more good press.
Such publicity is not too shabby when you consider it's focused on a town with a population of one.
Monowi, Neb., and its lone resident, Elsie Eiler, are back in the national - and now international - headlines due to Monowi's status as possibly the nation's smallest incorporated town.
rynemcclaren.typepad.com /blog/2005/02/rudys_library_r.html   (471 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska NE, village profile (Boyd County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Sections below provide additional information and links about Monowi demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Boyd County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 68746 ZIP code.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Monowi was $6,167, compared with $21,587 nationally.
The average commute time for Monowi workers is 3 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=27486   (589 words)

  
 Daily Local News - Her very own home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Elsie Eiler is the mayor of Monowi, Nebraska.
But in 1954, she married a man named Ruby, a Monowi native, and headed back to her ghost town of a home.
As much as we value our home, Monowi is the ideal spot for tranquility.
www.dailylocal.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17284670   (578 words)

  
 Monowi Nebraska - Houses - Condos - Townhomes - Real Estate Listings - Monowi NE Realtors
Search for Monowi houses, townhomes, condos, residential lots, vacant land in the local MLS as well as government, hud, va foreclosures and FSBO listings.
Monowi distressed real estate include reposessed homes, bank foreclosures, government seized properties.
Monowi "Realtors" is often spelled incorrectly; some of the most common misspellings are "realators", "realitors", "realators", "realters" and "realiters".
www.ez-financial.net /ne/NE-Monowi.html   (175 words)

  
 Monowi (Directory/North America/United States/Nebraska/Monowi)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Driving into the town of Monowi, Neb., the sign says the population is 2.
Monowi is a one-woman town, and that woman is Elsie Eiler — the mayor...
Introducing the mayor of Monowi: (population: 1) By Tim Reid.
www.worldwidirectory.com /North.America/United.States/Nebraska/Monowi   (577 words)

  
 Monowi, NE (Boyd County) - village travel guide - ePodunk
Nebraska > All counties > Boyd County > Monowi Village
Monowi is a small community, with a population of 2
Churches, other places of worship in or near Monowi
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/travInfo.php?locIndex=27486   (183 words)

  
 jaylake: Books and books and all you do is eat the pages
When we got to Monowi, as previously noted, the town was barely there.
His widow, Elsie Eiler, runs the Monowi Tavern and is the last inhabitant of the town.
She told Michael and I that she'd been receiving mail from all over the world, including boxes of books, and that the story about Monowi and the library had made it to Japan and Russia, among other places.
jaylake.livejournal.com /97674.html   (348 words)

  
 Monowi, Nebraska
The information on these pages will be useful to people researching for travel, moving home, study projects and interested in their home town.
From this page you can view maps showing the location of Monowi in Nebraska and view charts and graphs about the population of Monowi, their ages and their family relationships.
Click to view Maps of Monowi, NE that show the location in more detail.
www.maps-n-stats.com /us_ne/us_ne_monowi_i.html   (344 words)

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