Emden

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Emden

Total population

387

Median home value

$113,400

20%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$69,167

Emden$69k

National$74k

Elevation589 m

Land area0.61 km²

Weather61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates40.30°, -89.49°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Emden is a village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 467 at the 2020 census. The village was named after Emden, Germany due to the large number of residents who immigrated to the area from villages along the River Ems

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Emden, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

Johnny McDowell

racecar driver

Harriet Creighton

American geneticist (1909-2004)

Harlan Eugene Tarbell

American magician (1890–1960)

J

John A. Harts

American football coach (1873–1947)

J

Julia Thecla

American "magical realist" artist (1896-1973)

William McCall

American actor (1870–1938)

J

John T. Culbertson, Jr.

American judge (1891-1982)

Theodore Payne Thurston

American Anglican bishop

E

Elizabeth Jones Evans Lindsey

American suffragist (1859/60 - 1945)

Archibald H. Sunderland

United States Army general (1876–1963)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Hartsburg
  4 mi away · pop. 415
• Delavan
  6 mi away · pop. 1,489
• New Holland
  9.4 mi away
• Minier
  13 mi away
• Middletown
  14.8 mi away
• Mackinaw
  17.7 mi away
• Manito
  17.7 mi away
• Beason
  18.8 mi away
• Elkhart
  19.8 mi away
• Mount Pulaski
  22.6 mi away
• Marquette Heights
  23 mi away
• North Pekin
  23 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Emden

Emden quadrangle, Illinois, 1996

United States Geological Survey · 1997

Nietzsche on Language, Consciousness, and the Body

Christian J. Emden · 2010

Nietzsche on language, consciousness, and the body

Christian Emden · 2005

Nietzsche on Language, Consciousness, and the Body (International Nietzsche Studies)

Christian J. Emden · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

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Carolina Mantis

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Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).