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Emerado dates to 1855

Most of Emerado was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985.

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How Emerado began

When was Emerado founded?

1855

Emerado dates its founding to 1855 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1885.

2020 census: 443171 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1885.

What stands out about Emerado’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Emerado are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Emerado’s history is told.

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The story so far

Emerado, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Emerado yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Emerado is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States located near Grand Forks Air Force Base. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks". The population was 443 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 452 in 2025. Grand Forks Air Force Base is located near Emerado.

Emerado was established in 1855. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 414 to 443 (+7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Emerado, 1855 to 1939

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855
    FoundingEmerado is established
  3. 1883Born hereJohn Milton Hancock is born here
  4. 1885Post officeThe Emerado post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1939Born hereHoward Brandt is born here
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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Emerado

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Howard BrandtAmerican physicist · b. 1939
John Milton HancockAmerican Navy officer and financier · b. 1883
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Chester TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOakville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Emerado’s history

What year was Emerado founded?

In 1855, according to Wikidata. Emerado’s post office opened in 1885.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.