Taking a chance for a better future
Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 11/14/2018 - 1:10pm
By Ashley D. Swanson
The village of Byron has a population of 81, according to the 2016 census. It has one grocery store, a barber shop, a bar, bank, volunteer fire department, post office, community center, an auto repair shop, a small fabric shop and an elevator.
Why am I telling you about this small speck on a map? Simply because it’s small and yet, despite a massive drop in population between 2009 and 2010, and a continual decrease since then, the village hasn’t died yet.
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