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The sole resident of one Wyoming town has called himself its owner, and mayor, for years. But now, for a relative bargain, you could take that title away from him. Don Sammons, the sole resident of the town of Buford, Wyoming, is putting his property, and hence entire town, up for auction at the starting price of $100,000, the Wyoming Times reports (h/t The Atlantic). The deal includes a U.S. zip code, a historic school building, a three-bedroom home and the town's only source of revenue, a gas station and convenience store called the Buford Trading Post. 比福德位于怀俄明州东南部山区，小镇可以看到壮美的落基山脉风光，但冬季寒风凛冽。它是怀俄明州历史第二悠久的小镇，1866年建成，主要用途是保护在附近修建铁路的工人。镇上最多时有2000名居民，大部分是修建铁路的外国劳工。为此，镇上1880年建起邮局。后来，小镇以美国南北战争中北方军陆军将领约翰·比福德的名字正式命名。萨蒙斯现年61岁，是如今镇上唯一居民，也是镇长。他原本与妻子住在洛杉矶，1980年买下比福德并在此定居，享受慢节奏生活。萨蒙斯夫妇初到这里时，镇上有7名居民，负责看护经过附近的一条铁路。上世纪90年代中期，这7个人陆续搬离小镇。 Sammons purchased the town in 1992 with his wife and son, but after his wife passed away several years ago and his son moved out, he says it's about time to move away from what some say is among the smallest towns in the country. It may come as no surprise that one of the smallest towns in America is located in Wyoming — the state has the lowest population in the nation with an estimated 509,293 people, according to TIME. | 
