Emmet, Nebraska

About Emmet

Emmet is a tiny community in northern Nebraska with an estimated population of 46.

Emmet holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 177 residents per square mile.

📰 Emmet News Today

• Emmet Jack Wier Obituary Feb 3, 2026 David Lee Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Apr 29
• Elsie Anna Wolfe Obituary Feb 23, 2026 Snider Funeral Homes · Feb 23
• Driver, passenger die after crash on Northeast Nebraska highway KTIV · Apr 29
• Emmett Johnson's a shoo-in for NFL Draft pick — here's who else might hear their names called - Omaha World-Herald Omaha World-Herald · Apr 25
• Michigan State vs Nebraska score, highlights from Big Ten battle in Week 6 Detroit Free Press · Oct 4

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What Makes Emmet Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 46 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

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