Denmark, New York

Denmark, New York
Denmark is located in New York
Denmark
Denmark
Location in New York
Denmark is located in the United States
Denmark
Denmark
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°53′55″N 75°36′24″W / 43.89861°N 75.60667°W / 43.89861; -75.60667
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLewis
Area
 • Total51.05 sq mi (132.21 km2)
 • Land50.60 sq mi (131.06 km2)
 • Water0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Elevation1,073 ft (327 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,860
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
2,844
 • Density56.20/sq mi (21.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13631
Area code315
FIPS code36-049-20214
GNIS feature ID978896[2]
WebsiteTown of Denmark

Denmark is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States, named after the Kingdom of Denmark in northern Europe.[4] The population was 2,626 at the 2020 census,[5] down from 2,860 at the 2010 census.[6] The town is on the northwestern border of Lewis County and lies east of Watertown.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark, New York
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 104.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Denmark town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2020.