Emily Minnesota Map

About Emily, Minnesota

Emily is a locality in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 693. The population density is 8.5 people per km². Emily is located at 46.7311°N, 93.9580°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56447.

Emily is a place where the breath of the north woods meets the quiet expanse of Minnesota's lake country. It lies 81.4 miles north of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 7°T), and is situated 14.6 miles east-north-east of Breezy Point. The land here is a gentle, rolling terrain, softened by a generous scattering of lakes, their surfaces reflecting the vast sky like shattered mirrors. Pine and aspen forests climb the slopes, their edges sometimes giving way to the cultivated fields that speak of human cultivation. In the late afternoon, the sunlight filters through the trees with a remarkable clarity, casting long, golden shadows that stretch across the damp, loamy earth, a scent of pine needles and decaying leaves rising with the warmth. The air itself carries a palpable stillness, broken only by the distant call of a loon or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The history of Emily is intrinsically linked to the bounty of its natural surroundings, a narrative of resourcefulness carved by generations. Logging was an early engine of prosperity, the great pine forests falling to feed burgeoning industries downriver, leaving behind a legacy of cleared land that eventually welcomed agriculture. Today, while remnants of that logging past can still be discerned in the contours of the land and the occasional weathered barn, the local economy has largely shifted towards a more tranquil rhythm. Tourism, drawn by the abundant waterways and the promise of unhurried recreation, now plays a significant role, with visitors seeking the solace of lakeside cabins and the thrill of casting a line into the clear, cool waters. The spirit of Emily is one of quiet resilience, a community that has adapted and endured, its identity shaped by the enduring presence of water and wood.

About This Emily Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emily, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.731071, -93.95803. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Emily and Crow Wing County.

Detailed location data for Emily includes the ZIP code (56447), telephone area code (320), county seat of Crow Wing County (Brainerd), and school district assignment (Crosby-Ironton Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Emily is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.