Emily, Minnesota

About Emily

Emily, MN is a tiny community located in northern Minnesota, home to 863 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Emily holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 29.98 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 29 residents per square mile.

📰 Emily News Today

• Residents of northern Minnesota lake community voice skepticism about mining manganese MPR News · Jul 23
• Storms down power, damage property in northern Minnesota kare11.com · Jun 30
• 2 injured — 1 seriously — in Emily crash Brainerd Dispatch · Jul 8
• Jon David Lindahl Obituary May 27, 2026 French Funerals & Cremations · May 27
• Obituary | Emily Elizabeth Penning of Burnsville, Minnesota White Funeral Homes · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Emily Unique

• The only place in America named Emily — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Emily

• Bungalo

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Emily

• Emily State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Land O'Lakes State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Birchdale Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• City Park reviews ★
• Duck Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Emily

🏘️ Nearby Communities