MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — There are small towns and then there are really small towns. So, what’s the smallest town in the Natural State?

The town of Victoria is the smallest in Arkansas by population, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Victoria has 18 residents.

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Located in Mississippi County, it was established in the late 19th century by Robert E. Lee Wilson as part of his plantation empire in Eastern Arkansas and named after his sister, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.

Victoria, however, did not incorporate until 1966. The population in the 1970 Census was around 200 residents but has declined nearly yearly since its incorporation.

The population dropped below 100 in the 1992 estimate and was 20 in the 2020 Census.

The town has no businesses, churches, or schools and has just one pin in Google Maps, a farm.

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Here are the five towns with the smallest populations in the Natural State:

According to the Census estimates, there are 50 Arkansas towns with 100 or fewer residents.

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