Emmet is a village in Holt County,

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, United States. The population was 48 at the 2010 census.

History

Emmet was founded in 1882 when the

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was extended to that point.Campbell, Dorine.
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Retrieved 2010-06-16. It was named after Irish nationalist

Robert Emmet Robert Emmet (4 March 177820 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to organise a renewed attempt to overthrow the British Crown and Protes ...

. Like much of Holt County, the Emmet area is well suited for production of wild hay. Early settlers cut it as a cash crop; in the 1920s, the Emmet-Elkhorn Valley Hay Company was founded; its name was later abbreviated to the Emmet Hay Company. The community describes itself as the "Biggest Little Haytown in the World"."Emmet".
Retrieved 2010-06-16.

Geography

Emmet is located at (42.475996, -98.805830). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 48 people, 20 households, and 13 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 24 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0%

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. There were 20 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were

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living together, and 35.0% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.15. The median age in the village was 49.5 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 2.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 8.4% were from 25 to 44; 45.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 77 people, 26 households, and 21 families living in the village. The

was 296.7 people per square mile (114.3/km²). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 107.9 per square mile (41.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.10%

, 1.30%

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, 2.60% from

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. There were 26 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.1% were

living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.43. In the village, the population was spread out, with 36.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $24,583 for females. The

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for the village was $11,074. There were 23.8% of families and 27.4% of the population living below the

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, including 40.0% of under eighteens and 44.4% of those over 64.

References

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