 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 a. emmons (1845â1919), 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. ==history==  emmons county was established before the state of north dakota. the county was originated by an act of territorial legislation during february 1879. however, it was not officially organized until october 16, 1883. it was named for james a. emmons who was a steamboat navigator from virginia and merchant in bismarck. the first settlers of emmons county came from parts of europe and the eastern united states. the earliest were mostly soldiers discharged from fort yates, but civilians began arriving in the 1880s. two large ethnic groups soon developed: germans from both russia and germany (the latter called reich germans) and hollanders who had come from the eastern united states. the hollanders lived only in the southwestern part of the county while the germans settled throughout the area. the settlers faced many hardships upon arrival in emmons county. the worst of which was probably the adverse climate. extreme seasonal variations in temperature, wind, rain, and snow made life difficult. severe winter blizzards and summer thunderstorms and tornadoes were a constant threat. to shelter themsel
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