Denmark, Wisconsin

Denmark, Wisconsin
Downtown Denmark, Wisconsin.
Downtown Denmark
Location of Denmark in Brown County, Wisconsin.
Location of Denmark in Brown County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 44°20′54″N 87°49′47″W / 44.34833°N 87.82972°W / 44.34833; -87.82972
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyBrown
Government
 • Village PresidentGregory Mleziva
 • Municipal Court JudgeShawn M. Brady
Area
 • Total
1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2)
 • Land1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
Population
 • Total
2,408
 • Density1,155.84/sq mi (446.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP Code
54208
Area code920
FIPS code55-19700[4]
GNIS feature ID1563900[2]
Websitewww.denmark-wi.org

Denmark is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,408 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is located within the town of New Denmark.

Denmark began to be settled by Danish immigrants in 1848, and has been referred to, along with Hartland, Wisconsin, as the "nuclei of what developed into one of the most important regions of Danish immigration in the United States."[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Hale, Frederick (2005). Danes in Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0870203664.