"Tiny Nebraska towns may be smaller than ever" (Maxwell: houses, school district)

[GraniteStater]

www.kansascity.com | 08/12/2008 | Tiny Nebraska towns may be smaller than ever (broken link)

This is an interesting article.

[tpabes]

Yes, nothing new however. Blame it on the economy, brain drain, whatever its a tough world for small towns in rural Nebraska. Good to see Maxwell's school doing well. Usually once the school goes, that seems to be the doom of the town. Then its fight like crazy to keep the post office.

[Go Ne]

Well, Brunswick in Antelope County lost its school district a long time ago and its still there, but thats because of the huge warehouses there, its unnatural for a town of its size, When I was there I saw trucks from O'Neil.

[Chris19]

The shinking populations of many small towns in Nebraska and other Great Plains states such as South Dakota, North Dakota, and Kansas are shrinking due to consolidation in agriculture, younger people leaving for better opportunities, and older people dying off with less people filling in their place. The consolidation in agriculture is making may of these towns less relevent economically, thus lessening the need for them and reducing demand for certain services. This is unfortunate and sad, but a number of these towns will have to reinvent themselves and will need to partner together with matters of education, economic development, and activities to maintain what they have and even advance their areas. Some of the old rivalries and "us vs. them" attitudes between some of the neighboring towns will need to be left behind and replaced with a spirit of cooperation, which may help stem the decline of these areas.