Up to 9,000 more are expected to close in the next three years.
This is a high pass, and closed for seven months in the year.
But what will happen if the borders are closed in the next few years?
The money is to be used to close city budget deficits in the current year and the one beginning July 1.
The village no longer has a shop or post office, both having closed in the last 15 years.
Maria opened school for girls with 23 students, but she was forced to close it later in the year.
"Maybe two others have closed in the last 15 years," she said, and they were both small historical societies.
Dozens of hospitals have closed in the last two years.
However, this gap has been closing in the last 15 years.
Five of the town's seven pharmacies have closed in the last 10 years.