Emerson
Marion · USGS GNIS name record 717570
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These Census tracts have reference points near Emerson. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9602 ↗
Marion County · MO
- Population
- 3,634
- Median home value
- $170,000
Census tract 9703 ↗
Lewis County · MO
- Population
- 2,203
- Median home value
- $170,300
Census tract 9603 ↗
Marion County · MO
- Population
- 3,843
- Median home value
- $199,000
Census tract 9601 ↗
Marion County · MO
- Population
- 4,236
- Median home value
- $236,800
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Emerson ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Located approximately 21 km (13 mi) west-northwest of Palmyra.
Settled by several individuals whose last names were: True, Jones, McPike, and Emerson. The community was platted on 20 January 1837 and first named Houston. In 1859 the town name was changed to Emerson. (MO-T109/p353)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c