The Economic Survival of America's Isolated Small Towns

Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Previous Research What Is a Small City or Town, and Who Lives in Them? What Does It Mean for a Small Town to Be Isolated, and Why Is That Important? Selecting the Case Study Cities Similarities and Dissimilarities between the Economic Forces and Solutions Facing Large Cities and Small Towns Fifty-One of America's Small and Isolated Cities Examined Northwest Region Emmett, Idaho Rupert, Idaho Lewistown, Montana Lincoln, Oregon Ephrata, Washington Cody, Wyoming Douglas, Wyoming North Central Algona, Iowa Detroit Lakes, Minnesota International Falls, Minnesota Montevideo, Minnesota Holdredge, Nebraska Sidney, Nebraska Valley City, North Dakota Great Lakes Carmi, Illinois Kingsford, Michigan Ashland, Wisconsin Rice Lake, Wisconsin Northeast Caribou, Maine Titusville, Pennsylvania Southeast Arab, Alabama Hamilton, Alabama Thomaston, Georgia Kosciusko, Mississippi Brevard, North Carolina Roxboro, North Carolina Covington, Tennessee Lexington, Tennessee McKenzie, Tennessee Galax, Virginia South Boston, Virginia Elkins, West Virginia South Central Pocahontas, Arkansas Colby, Kansas Fort Scott, Kansas Charleston, Missouri Chillicothe, Missouri Perryville, Missouri Breckenridge, Texas Elsa, Texas Pecos, Texas West and Southwest Winslow, Arizona Fort Bragg, California Yreka, California Delta, Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Lamar, Colorado Salida, Colorado Winnemucca, Nevada Taos, New Mexico Vernal, Utah Conclusions The Relevance of Lessons Learned in Micropolitan Cities to Those That Are Small and Isolated Will Technology Enable Small Towns to Survive? Are There Advantages for Employers in Small, Isolated Cities? Why Should We Care about America's Cities That Are Small and Isolated? Special Considerations for Small, Isolated Cities and Towns The Brain Drain and Postsecondary Education If You Build It, Will They Really Come? A Special Case Study: Raton, New Mexico What Happens to a City without Jobs? Interview with Paula Murphy, Publisher of the Raton Range Issues for Future Economic Growth, by City and Region Bibliography Books Internet Citations Presentations Unpublished Papers Index