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Zemple is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census.

Zemple city overview:
Name:	Zemple city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Itasca County
Elevation:	1,293 ft (394 m)
Total Area:	0.65 sq mi (1.69 km²)
Land Area:	0.65 sq mi (1.69 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	78
Population Density:	119.82/sq mi (46.29/km²)
ZIP code:	56636
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2772184
GNISfeature ID:	0659083

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History

Zemple was officially organized in 1911, with the first village council meeting held in June.

Early Zemple was a place where the former Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway had a roundhouse with 12 engines. Zemple had a store, a school (which closed in 1928), and a church.

The town was named for R. T. Zempel, who owned most of the land and was elected the first village president. The Zempels had a farm on the south end of the village. Other early residents included Martindales, Mayos, Simons, Nordahls, Dahls, Spragues, Johtonens, Nellis, Robertson, Blum, Reed, Folsom, Newkirks, Wrights and Berghs.

Lumber was the main industry in Zemple. There was a big sawmill on White Oak Point (a part of the Mississippi River), where logs where floated down to the sawmill. There was a planing mill, a veneer mill and a box mill, all of which burned down in later years. Excerpted from the Deer River Centennial History

The sawmill, referenced above. evolved under several different company names–Pillsbury-Watkins Company-1903, Joyce-Pillsbury Co.-1904, Deer River Lumber Co.-1906, eventually becoming Itasca Lumber Co. to its close in late 1921. —from the book, Timber Connections–The Joyce Lumber Story–Bluewaters Press