What is the smallest city in the U.S.?

Answer 1

One record states that the smallest city in the United States (by population) (as of 2004) : New Amsterdam, Indiana is the smallest city in the U.S., they have a population of 1. (6-04) .


But it all depends on how you define the word "city". Each state defines a city differently. Some use the legal definition of a municipality with an elected mayor and council; others use any town that is incorporated as a city under the state law.

Here are a few examples from Wikipedia:

Maybe the question should be, "What is the smallest incorporated municipality in the USA?". . . I suppose it would depend on your definition of city. In Massachusetts and Rhode Island a city is determined by it's form of government. That's where Framingham, MA gets it's claim of largest town, with 67,000 people, while Barnstable, MA is a city of 48,000. (though Barnstable continues to call itself a town).

The difference between towns and cities is differently understood in different parts of the English speaking world. There is no one standard international definition of a city: the term may be used either for a town possessing city status; for an urban locality exceeding an arbitrary population size; for a town dominating other towns with particular regional economic or administrative significance..

In all the New England states, city status is conferred by the form of government, not population. Town government has a board of selectmen for the executive branch, and a town meeting for the legislative branch. New England cities, on the other hand, have a mayor for the executive, and a legislature referred to as either the city council or the board of aldermen.

In Virginia, all incorporated municipalities designated as cities are independent of the adjacent or surrounding county while a town is an incorporated municipality which remains a part of an adjacent or surrounding county. The largest incorporated municipalities by population are all cities, although some smaller cities have a smaller population than some towns. For example, the smallest city of Norton has a population of 3,904 and the largest town of Blacksburg has a population of 39,573.

In many U.S. states, any incorporated town is called a city. Those places are also called towns, of course. If a distinction is being made between towns and cities, exactly what that distinction is often depends on the context—it will differ depending on whether the issue is the legal authority it possesses, the availability of shopping and entertainment, and the scope of the group of places under consideration. Intensifiers such as "small town" and "big city" are also common, though the flip side of each is rarely used.

On paper, the smallest incorporated municipality in Florida is Islandia, south of Miami. The last census reported 6 people. It's on an island southeast of the mainland (Elliot Key) and it's only accessible by boat.

It's considered an "inactive city" because there have been no city council meetings for several years, and the last election held was conducted in an illegal manner.

The units of government in Michigan are villages, townships, and cities. The smallest city in Michigan is Omer, population 337.

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John B.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Harmony, CA must be in the running. But it's claim to fame is that it is where the USAir BaE 146 crashed in 1987 after having the pilots shot by a disgruntled ex-employee.

Answer 4

Tarrytown - Delaware

Answer 5

Rhode island no doubt

Answer 6

nothing arizona maybe it has like 7 people