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== Location and transportation ==
Emerson, named after writer [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], is located 96 kilometers south of [[Winnipeg]] along the [[Red River of the North|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. TheBeing communitysituated isin borderedthe byfar southwestern corner of municipality, the LUD of Emerson shares borders with the [[Rural Municipality of Montcalm]] in Manitoba, [[Pembina County, North Dakota|Pembina County]] in North Dakota, and [[Kittson County, Minnesota|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 [[Manitoba Highway 75|Highway 75]] and [[Manitoba Provincial Road 200|Provincial Road 200]], which run north to Winnipeg along either side of the Red River.