Massachusetts Town Named Smallest Town In The Entire State

A Dukes County town is being credited as the smallest in Massachusetts.

Reader's Digest compiled a list of the smallest towns in every U.S. state, which included Gosnold as the top choice for Massachusetts.

"Like Maine, Massachussetts’ towns are called 'minor civil divisions,' the smallest of which is Gosnold, with 75 year-round residents," Reader's Digest wrote. "Gosnold actually consists of the Elizabeth Islands, which extend from southwestern Cape Cod, just north of Martha’s Vineyard. Several of the islands are privately owned by the Forbes family. Cuttyhunk Island is a popular spot for summer vacationing, but most people are only there for the season."

Gosnold is reported to have a population of 38, as well as a total area of 1402 square miles, 127.0 square miles of water (90%) and 13.2 square miles of land, with an estimated 2.9 people per square mile, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Here is Reader's Digest's full list of the smallest towns in the U.S.:

1. McMullen, Alabama
2. Bettles, Alaska
3. Winkelman, Arizona
4. Gilbert, Arkansas
5. Vernon, California
6. Carbonate, Colorado
7. Fenwick, Connecticut
8. Hartly, Delaware
9. Marineland, Florida
10. Edge Hill, Georgia
11. Manele, Hawaii
12. Warm River, Idaho
13. Kaskaskia, Illinois
14. River Forest, Indiana
15. Le Roy, Iowa
16. Waldron, Kansas
17. South Park View, Kentucky
18. Mound, Louisiana
19. Frye Island, Maine
20. Port Tobacco, Maryland
21. Gosnold, Massachusetts
22. Turner, Michigan
23. Funkley, Minnesota
24. Sataria, Mississippi
25. Cave, Missouri
26. Ismay, Montana
27. Monowi, Nebraska
28. Caliente, Nevada
29. Hart's Location, New Hampshire
30. Tavistock, New Jersey
31. Grenville, New Mexico
32. Dering Harbor, New York
33. Fontana Dam, North Carolina
34. Ruso, North Dakota
35. Rendville, Ohio
36. Lotsee, Oklahoma
37. Lonerock, Oregon
38. Centralia, Pennsylvania
39. New Shoreham, Rhode Island
40. Jenkinsville, South Carolina
41. Hillsville, South Dakota
42. Cottage Grove, Tennessee
43. Los Ybanez, Texas
44. Scofield, Utah
45. Victory, Vermont
46. Clinchport, Virginia
47. Krupp, Washington
48. Thurmond, West Virginia
49. Stockholm, Wisconsin
50. Lost Springs, Wyoming