Emerson, Manitoba
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| Coordinates: 49°00′25″N 97°12′53″W / 49.00694°N 97.21472°WCoordinates: 49°00′25″N 97°12′53″W / 49.00694°N 97.21472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Pembina Valley |
| Rural municipality | Emerson – Franklin |
| Incorporated | November 3, 1879 |
| Amalgamated | January 1, 2015 |
| Government | |
| • MLA (Emerson) | Cliff Graydon (PC) |
| • MP (Provencher) | Ted Falk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.28 km2 (8.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (795 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 689 |
| • Density | 30.9/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Emerson is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in south central Manitoba, Canada, located within the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin. It has a population of 655.
Emerson, named after writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, is located 96 kilometers south of Winnipeg along the Red River, just north of the United States border at the point where the province of Manitoba and states of Minnesota and North Dakota meet. The community is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Montcalm in Manitoba, Pembina County in North Dakota, and Kittson County in Minnesota. The towns of St. Vincent, Minnesota and Pembina, North Dakota are located just a few kilometers south of the border in the United States. The unincorporated community of Noyes, Minnesota lies immediately across the border from Emerson, however the border crossing between the two is now closed.
The principal roads serving Emerson are Highway 75, which runs from the border north to Winnipeg, and Provincial Road 200, which begins at Highway 75, which runs through the community and north to Winnipeg along the east side of the Red River.
The border crossing at Emerson, Manitoba and Pembina, North Dakota is the fifth busiest along the Canada–United States border, and the second busiest west of the Great Lakes. It is part of a large trade corridor that links the Canadian prairies with the United States and Mexico. Annual cross-border trade is valued at approximately $14 billion CAD. The ports of entry on both sides are open 24 hours and offer full border services. An estimated one million people pass through the border crossing each year.
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