Denmark, Iowa

Denmark, Iowa
census-designated place

Denmark, Iowa
Denmark, Iowa

Location within the state of Iowa

Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W / 40.74167; -91.33750Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 91°20′15″W / 40.74167°N 91.33750°W / 40.74167; -91.33750
Country United States
State Iowa
County Lee
Government
Elevation 722 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 423
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 52624
GNIS feature ID 455882[1]

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.[2] Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m).[1] Although Denmark is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52624, that opened on April 7, 1846.[3][4] The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census the population of Denmark, Iowa was 423.[5]

Denmark was laid out about 1837.[6]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Denmark, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark Post Office
  5. ↑ http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1919990
  6. ↑ The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 671.
  7. ↑ 'Iowa Biography,' Benjamin F. Gue, Century History Company: 1903, Biographical Sketch of Frank Leverett, pg. 168-169


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.