The sign at the town limits outside the village of Monowi, Nebraska shows the population as just one person, April 27, 2011, making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. Elsie Eiler, 77, is the lone inhabitant in the village. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler poses with the town population sign outside of the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011 with the abandoned town grain elevator in the background. Eiler is the person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler poses for a portrait in the tavern she runs in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. Eiler is the person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler's license plate marks her as the only resident in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. Eiler is the person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A souvenir hat for sale in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011 marks its status as having one resident. Elsie Eiler is the one person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A 1908 photo of the village of Monowi, Nebraska is seen April 28, 2011. The town now has only a half dozen structures still standing and most of them are collapsing. Monowi is down to only one resident making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Abandoned Louisa Street in Monowi, Nebraska is completely grown over with vegetation April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A collapsed house is slowly being covered by vegatation in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler walks past an abandoned building that was once a general store slowly decaying in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. The general store closed when World War II started and the owner moved out of town to serve on the draft board. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler talks to a visitor in the 5,000 book library as she looks through old newspapers in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. Eiler is the person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. The library was the dream of her late husband Rudy a devoted reader. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler poses with the sign outside the 5,000 book library in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. Eiler is the person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. The library was the dream of her late husband Rudy a devoted reader. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Butte Street in Monowi, Nebraska is completely grown over with vegetation April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A collapsed house is slowly being covered by vegetation in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

An abandoned basketball backboard and net rust in the yard of a decaying house in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

An abandoned lawnmover is overgrown with grass in the yard of a decaying house in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began its decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A collapsed house is slowly being covered by vegatation in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

An abandoned building that was once a general store and a bar slowly decays in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Two pairs of farmer's overalls decay as they hang on the wall of an abandoned home collapasing on itself in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Sunlight streams in through a hole in the roof of the Methodist church in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. Over 100 years old, the last event at the church was the funeral of the father of the town's one resident in 1960. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 people but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident, Elsie Eiler, 77. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

An abandoned building that was once a general store leans into trees as it slowly decays in Monowi, Nebraska April 27, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. The general store closed when World War II started and the owner moved out of town to serve on the draft board. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Elsie Eiler (C) talks with neighbors and friends in the tavern she runs in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 27, 2011. Eiler is the person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with only one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Old signs advertising cigarettes next to a new sign reading "no smoking" are seen at entrance to the tavern in the village of Monowi, Nebraska April 27, 2011. Elsie Eiler, who runs the tavern, is the sole person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

An abandoned building that was once a general store and a bar displays ranch brands from area farms in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Louisa Street in Monowi, Nebraska is completely grown over with vegetation April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Sunshine streams in through holes in the roof as an abandoned home collapses on itself in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

The Methodist church in Monowi, Nebraska stands abandoned April 28, 2011. Over 100 years old, the last event at the church was the funeral of the father of the town's one resident in 1960. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 people but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident, Elsie Eiler, 77. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

An abandoned children's swing set rusts in the yard of a decaying house in Monowi, Nebraska April 28, 2011. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 residents but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

The Methodist church in Monowi, Nebraska stands abandoned April 28, 2011. Over 100 years old, the last event at the church was the funeral of the father of the town's one resident in 1960. At its peak in the 1930's the town had 150 people but after the railroad left it began to decline. Now down to a population of just one, Monowi is the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just a single resident, Elsie Eiler, 77. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

The sign at the bar in the village of Monowi, Nebraska claims to have the coldest beer in town - true since its the only bar in town April 27, 2011. Elsie Eiler, who runs the bar, is the only person living in Monowi making it the only incorporated town, village or city in the United States with just one resident. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES)