History · Emmet

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Emmet Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census. Emmet Township was organized in 1870, and named for Robert Emmet, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 226 to 178 (-21%). Half of its homes were built before 1956.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Emmet yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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