Emmons County, North Dakota

Emmons County, North Dakota

Emmons County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,550. Its county seat is Linton.

The county was created by the 1879 territorial legislature and named for James Emmons (1845–1919), a steamboat operator and early Bismarck merchant and entrepreneur. It was organized on November 9, 1883. Williamsport was the county seat from 1883 until 1899, when Linton became the county seat.