The town was founded in 1948 during the building of the Akmola - Pavlodar railway. In 1951, it was transformed into an urban-type settlement, and in 1965 Yereymentau received the status of a city with district significance.[2]
^ ab"Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.