Emerald (CDP), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Emerald, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Croix
Area Total Sq Mi:1.882
Area Land Sq Mi:1.866
Area Water Sq Mi:0.016
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:161
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1152
Coordinates:45.0831°N -92.2583°W
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1581627

Emerald is a census-designated place in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. Emerald is located in the towns of Emerald and Glenwood, 4.5miles west-northwest of Glenwood City. As of the 2010 census, its population was 161.[1]

History

A post office called Emerald was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1985.[2] The community took its name from the Town of Emerald.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 3 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Saint Croix County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407002136/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Saint+Croix . 7 April 2015 .
  3. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 175.