Welcome to Emerado ...

The city of Emerado is located in Grand Forks County<1>.

The location of Emerado has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Emerado was established in 1855.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Emerado has a population of 462 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Emerado is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Emerado lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Emerado lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Emerado had an population of 462 people. This is an increase of 11.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Emerado had a population of 414 people. This makes Emerado the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Emerado represents 0.06% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 134th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 414 people, the population of Emerado decreased 18.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 510 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Emerado.

Communities near Emerado ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emerado.

• Grand Forks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Forks
  • Grand Forks is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Forks <5>
• East Grand Forks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Forks
  • East Grand Forks is located in Polk County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Forks <5>
• Larimore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimore
  • Larimore is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larimore <5>
• Thompson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <5>
• Northwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <5>
• Manvel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
  • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <5>
• Gilby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <5>
• Ardoch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
  • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <5>
• Arvilla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvilla
  • Arvilla is located in Grand Forks County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvilla <5>
• Mekinock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mekinock
  • Mekinock is located in Grand Forks County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mekinock <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Emerado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerado.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emerado. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emerado.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerado. See our Newspapers Page for Emerado.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerado ...

Looking for more information about Emerado? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Emerado, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Emerado.

Adding Emerado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emerado in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Emerado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Emerado post office opened in 1885.

We also found Emerado on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emerado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Emerado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/