The Coeur d’Alene people inhabited this area for thousands of years prior to the coming of white settlers. The native name of the area is Epschssups'n or “It has a little tail.” [2]
The name Emida is a composite of three settlers: East, Miller, and Dawson.[3]
The 2000 census recorded a population of 684[5] with an average household income of $27,578. The median age in the tabulation area is 41.2 and the average household size is 2.51.[6]
Schools
Within the St. Maries School District #41, the town's children go to the K-6 Upriver school in Fernwood,[7] then St. Maries Middle School and St. Maries High School in St. Maries. Emida formerly operated its own school, built in 1939.[8]
^Upriver School District #41, District website, archived from the original on July 18, 2011, retrieved December 3, 2010{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)