Emerald, Nebraska

Unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States

40°48′47″N 96°50′07″W / 40.81306°N 96.83528°W / 40.81306; -96.83528CountryUnited StatesStateNebraskaCountyLancasterArea

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• Total0.59 sq mi (1.52 km²) • Land0.59 sq mi (1.52 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,204 ft (367 m)Population

(2020)

• Total45 • Density76.40/sq mi (29.51/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

68528

FIPS code31-15675GNIS feature ID2806912^[3]

Emerald is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.^[3]

History

A post office was established at Emerald in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.^[4] The community was so named because its landscape was said to be as green as an emerald.^[5]

Education

A portion of Emerald is within Lincoln Public Schools. Another portion is zoned to Malcolm Public Schools.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	45		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ Miller, Ross. "Merle's, a magnet to Emerald, to close after 60 years". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emerald, Nebraska
^ "Lancaster County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 92. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lancaster County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.