The two cities in Indiana with the shortest and longest names were the subject of a recent piece I wrote. Finding out that the city with the longest name, paradoxically, has one of the smallest populations was intriguing. That made me wonder which villages and/or cities in the Hoosier state have the fewest residents—is there an actual difference?
I used data from the most recent U.S. census, conducted in 2020, and the US government to determine which cities in Indiana have the smaller populations. Although I acknowledge that the ranks may have altered in recent years, I was still able to locate Indiana’s 2024 population at WorldPopulationReview.com, and the figures hardly changed.
There are a few noteworthy points I want to make before I reveal the ten cities that made the list’s bottom 10.
- There are 567 cities in Indiana – the one that I referenced above, with the longest name in Indiana, is Country Club Heights, and it ranks 546th. Its population of 97 residents is the 22nd lowest in the state.
- It should come as no surprise that Indiana’s capital city Indianapolis has the highest population with 871,449 residents. What was surprising (to me anyway) was the size of the gap between #1 Indy, #2 Fort Wayne, and #3 Evansville.
- Fort Wayne has a population of 269,621 (601,828 smaller than Indianapolis), and Evansville has a population of 114,957.
And now, the 10 Least Populated Cities in Indiana
- #10. Whitewater, IN is ranked 558th with a population of 70
- #9. Vera Cruz, IN is ranked 559th with a population of 69
- #8. Alfordsville, IN is ranked 560th with a population of 66
- #7. Crows Nest, IN is ranked 561st with a population of 64
- #6. Alamo, IN is ranked 562nd with a population of 62
- #5. Mauckport, IN is ranked 563rd with a population of 45
- #4. North Crows Nest, IN is ranked 564th with a population of 41
- #3. Alton, IN is ranked 565th th with a population of 30
- #2. River Forest, IN is ranked 566th with a population of 24
- #1. New Amsterdam, IN ranked 567th with a population of 13
I’m interested in a few things. Do you know someone who lives or has lived in any of these towns, or have you heard of any of them? To me, it would seem like a fairly awesome privilege to be one of the 13 residents of New Amsterdam.
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