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Welcome to Denmark ...

The village of Denmark is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denmark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Denmark has a population of 2,271 people<2> (see below for details).

Denmark is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Denmark lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Denmark: 920 & 274<4>

The ZIP code for Denmark: 54208<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Denmark had an population of 2,271 people. This is an increase of 6.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Denmark had a population of 2,123 people. This makes Denmark the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Denmark represents 0.04% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 420th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,123 people, the population of Denmark increased 8.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,958 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Denmark.

Communities Also Named Denmark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Denmark - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Denmark.

Websites for Denmark ...

Official Website: www.denmark-wi.org/

Communities near Denmark ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denmark.

  • Green Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Manitowoc
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • De Pere
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
  • Ashwaubenon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allouez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Rivers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
  • Wrightstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Denmark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denmark.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denmark. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denmark.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denmark. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Denmark.

Adding Denmark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denmark in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Denmark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Denmark post office opened in 1857.

We also found Denmark in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denmark.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Denmark.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denmark - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Denmark area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Denmark area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Denmark). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Denmark or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/