Denmark, Iowa | |
|---|---|
 Denmark, Iowa | |
  Denmark Location in Iowa  Denmark Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Lee |
| Township | Denmark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.31 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 425 |
| • Density | 255.87/sq mi (98.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 52624 |
| FIPS code | 1919990 |
| GNIS feature ID | 455882[2] |
Denmark is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 16, north of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County.[3] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m) above sea level.[2] Although Denmark is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52624, that opened on April 7, 1846.[4] The town also has a branch of Farmers Savings Bank that opened in 1935.[5][6] The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 425.[7]
Denmark was laid out circa 1837.[8]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Denmark, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "Bank Serving Southeastern Iowa".
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark Post Office
- ^ "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 671.