You may have heard about the growing tiny-house movement, now a social movement, and the advantages of embracing a simpler lifestyle. Similarly, scattered throughout the state are Pennsylvanians who will attest to the advantages of living in, if not a tiny house, a tiny borough: less traffic, slower pace, a close-knit community spirit, to name a few.

Some tiny boroughs at one time were larger thriving communities that, due to an economic downturn or perhaps a disaster, have shrunk to a handful of people. Others remain small, due to their rural locations. In many of these tiny boroughs, the close-knit community spirit remains.

We've listed 50 of the tiniest boroughs in Pennsylvania, ranked them according to population, and indicated the rate of growth, 2017 compared to 2016, based on population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Here are the 50 tiniest boroughs in Pennsylvania, ranked in reverse order.

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50. Woodcock borough (Crawford County)

Population in 2017: 152

Population change since 2016: -0.65 percent

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49. Timblin borough (Jefferson County)

Population in 2017: 152

Population change since 2016: -0.65 percent

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48. Landingville borough (Schuylkill County)

Population in 2017: 151

Population change since 2016: -0.66 percent

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47. Burlington borough (Bradford County)

Population in 2017: 148

Population change since 2016: -0.67 percent

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46. Alba borough (Bradford County)

Population in 2017: 147

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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45. Shirleysburg borough (Huntingdon County)

Population in 2017: 143

Population change since 2016: -0.69 percent

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44. Hookstown borough (Beaver County)

Population in 2017: 141

Population change since 2016: -0.70 percent

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43. Cassville borough (Huntingdon County)

Population in 2017: 141

Population change since 2016: 1.44 percent

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42. Chest Springs borough (Cambria County)

Population in 2017: 139

Population change since 2016: -0.71 percent

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41. Glen Hope borough (Clearfield County)

Population in 2017: 138

Population change since 2016: -0.72 percent

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40. Cassandra borough (Cambria County)

Population in 2017: 137

Population change since 2016: -1.44 percent

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39. Forksville borough (Sullivan County)

Population in 2017: 135

Population change since 2016: -1.46 percent

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38. West Middletown borough (Washington County)

Population in 2017: 134

Population change since 2016: -0.74 percent

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37. Sheakleyville borough (Mercer County)

Population in 2017: 134

Population change since 2016: -1.47 percent

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36. Oswayo borough (Potter County)

Population in 2017: 133

Population change since 2016: -0.75 percent

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35. Coal Center borough (Washington County)

Population in 2017: 133

Population change since 2016: -1.48 percent

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34. Rainsburg borough (Bedford County)

Population in 2017: 131

Population change since 2016: -0.76 percent

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33. New Buffalo borough (Perry County)

Population in 2017: 130

Population change since 2016: -0.76 percent

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32. New Centerville borough (Somerset County)

Population in 2017: 127

Population change since 2016: -0.78 percent

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31. Frankfort Springs borough (Beaver County)

Population in 2017: 127

Population change since 2016: -0.78 percent

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30. Shelocta borough (Indiana County)

Population in 2017: 122

Population change since 2016: -0.81 percent

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29. Donegal borough (Westmoreland County)

Population in 2017: 116

Population change since 2016: -0.85 percent

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28. Armagh borough (Indiana County)

Population in 2017: 115

Population change since 2016: -0.86 percent

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27. Eagles Mere borough (Sullivan County)

Population in 2017: 114

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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26. Friendsville borough (Susquehanna County)

Population in 2017: 109

Population change since 2016: 0.93 percent

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25. Shade Gap borough (Huntingdon County)

Population in 2017: 104

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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24. Homewood borough (Beaver County)

Population in 2017: 104

Population change since 2016: -0.95 percent

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23. Coalmont borough (Huntingdon County)

Population in 2017: 103

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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22. Atwood borough (Armstrong County)

Population in 2017: 103

Population change since 2016: -0.96 percent

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21. Jeddo borough (Luzerne County)

Population in 2017: 96

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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20. Newburg borough (Clearfield County)

Population in 2017: 93

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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19. Casselman borough (Somerset County)

Population in 2017: 91

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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18. Birmingham borough (Allegheny County)

Population in 2017: 89

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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17. Mount Carbon borough (Schuylkill County)

Population in 2017: 87

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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16. New Morgan borough (Berks County)

Population in 2017: 76

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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15. St. Clairsville borough (Bedford County)

Population in 2017: 75

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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14. Haysville borough (Allegheny County)

Population in 2017: 68

Population change since 2016: - 1.45 percent

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13. Worthville borough (Jefferson County)

Population in 2017: 66

Population change since 2016: 3.13 percent

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12. Cherry Valley borough (Butler County)

Population in 2017: 63

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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11. Driftwood borough (Cameron County)

Population in 2017: 60

Population change since 2016: -1.64 percent

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10. Glasgow borough (Beaver County)

Population in 2017: 59

Population change since 2016: -1.67 percent

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9. Ohiopyle borough (Fayette County)

Population in 2017: 57

Population change since 2016: -1.72 percent

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8. New Washington borough (Clearfield County)

Population in 2017: 56

Population change since 2016: -1.75 percent

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7. Smicksburg borough (Indiana County)

Population in 2017: 43

Population change since 2016: -2.27 percent

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6. Callimont borough (Somerset County)

Population in 2017: 39

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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5. Green Hills borough (Washington County)

Population in 2017: 28

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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4. Seven Springs borough (Somerset and Fayette County)

Population in 2017: 25

Population change since 2016: -3.85 percent

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3. S.N.P.J. borough (Lawrence County)

Population in 2017: 18

Population change since 2016: -5.26 percent

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2. Valley-Hi borough (Fulton County)

Population in 2017: 15

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

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One of the last remaining houses in the borough of Centralia, as of 2016. (SEAN SIMMERS)

1. Centralia borough (Columbia County)

Population in 2017: 10

Population change since 2016: 0.00 percent

The population of Centralia has dwindled from more than 1,000 residents in 1981, as a result of the coal mine fire that has been burning beneath the borough since 1962.

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Centralia: A ghost town that lives on