Emerald is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
St. Croix County,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
, United States. Emerald is located in the towns of
Emerald
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and
Glenwood, west-northwest of
Glenwood City. As of the
2010 census, its population was 161.
History
A post office called Emerald was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985. The community took its name from the Town of Emerald.
See also
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List of census-designated places in Wisconsin
This article lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2018, there were a total of 176 census-designated places in Wisconsin, down from 179 in the 2010 Census. Lake Shangrila and Pell Lake were annexed by Br ...
References
External links
Census-designated places in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Census-designated places in Wisconsin
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