Emerado, North Dakota
The post office in Emerado
Location of Emerado, North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°55′18″N 97°21′51″W / 47.92167, -97.36417
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks
Founded	1885
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	510
- Density	1,632.6/sq mi (630.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	58228
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-24060[1]
GNIS feature ID	1028876[2]

Emerado is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota in the United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". The population was 510 at the 2000 census. Emerado was founded in 1885.

Geography

Emerado is located at 47°55′18″N, 97°21′51″W (47.921538, -97.364216).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 510 people, 234 households, and 120 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,632.6 people per square mile (635.2/km²). There were 328 housing units at an average density of 1,050.0/sq mi (408.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.27% White, 5.49% African American, 6.86% Native American, 3.14% Asian, 4.51% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.86% of the population.

There were 234 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 40.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 127.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,962, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $24,844 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,477. About 22.0% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.4% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.

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External links

• Emerado, North Dakota is at coordinates 47°55′18″N 97°21′51″W / 47.921538, -97.364216 (Emerado, North Dakota)Coordinates: 47°55′18″N 97°21′51″W / 47.921538, -97.364216 (Emerado, North Dakota)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Grand Forks County, North Dakota
County seat: Grand Forks
Cities	Emerado | Gilby | Grand Forks | Inkster | Larimore | Manvel | Niagara | Northwood | Reynolds | Thompson
Townships	Agnes | Allendale | Americus | Arvilla | Avon | Bentru | Blooming | Brenna | Chester | Elkmount | Elm Grove | Fairfield | Falconer | Ferry | Gilby | Grace | Grand Forks | Hegton | Inkster | Johnstown | Lakeville | Larimore | Levant | Lind | Logan Center | Loretta | Mekinock | Michigan | Moraine | Niagara | Northwood | Oakville | Pleasant View | Plymouth | Rye | Strabane | Turtle River | Union | Walle | Washington | Wheatfield
CDP	Grand Forks AFB
Unincorporated communities	Arvilla | Mekinock

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Greater Grand Forks Metropolitan Area (ND-MN)
Counties	Grand Forks | Polk
Main cities	Grand Forks† | East Grand Forks
Surrounding areas	Beltrami | Climax | Crookston† | Emerado | Erskine | Fertile | Fisher | Fosston | Gilby | Grand Forks AFB | Gully | Inkster | Larimore | Lengby | Manvel | McIntosh | Mentor | Niagara | Nielsville | Northwood | Reynolds | Thompson | Trail | Winger
† - county seat