Denmark (Wisconsin)
| Denmark | |||
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| Nickname : FFA Alumni Capitol of the World | |||
 Center of Denmark |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1915 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Brown County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 21 ′ N , 87 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,123 (as of 2010) 306,241 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 558.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.8 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 267 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54208 | ||
| Area code : | +1 920 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-19700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1563900 | ||
| Website : | www.denmark-wi.org | ||
| Mayor : | Gregory Mleziva (President) | ||
 Denmark City Hall |
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Denmark is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Brown County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Denmark had 2,123 inhabitants.
Denmark's nickname is "FFA Alumni Capitol of the World". The FFA is an American youth organization with headquarters in Indianapolis , which was founded in 1928.
Denmark is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Green Bay .
geography
Denmark is located in eastern Wisconsin between Green Bay and the open Lake Michigan . The geographical coordinates of Denmark are 44 ° 20'54 "north latitude and 87 ° 49'47" west longitude. The municipality extends over an area of 3.8 km².
Neighboring towns to Denmark are Poland (11.3 km north), Maribel (8.8 km south-southeast) and Langes Corners (5.5 km north-northwest).
Green Bay city center is 31.1 km northwest of Denmark. The other closest major cities are Milwaukee (162 km south), Chicago (307 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (223 km southwest), Eau Claire (330 km west), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (476 km in the same direction) and Duluth on Lake Superior , Minnesota (546 km northwest).
traffic
The Interstate 43 runs in a north-south direction on the western edge of Denmark. The Wisconsin State Highway 96 reaches its eastern end point in Denmark. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
By Denmark a railway line today for running Canadian National Railway belonging Wisconsin Central .
With the Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay is located 31.7 kilometers northwest of the nearest airport. The nearest major airports are Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee (175 km south), O'Hare International Airport in Chicago (287 km in the same direction) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (479 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Denmark had 2,123 people in 923 households. The population density was 558.7 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 923 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 1.6 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
25.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 43,438 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,909. 13.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Jean Sutton , born Eugenia Geneva Hansen (1915–2003), science fiction writer
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 31, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed August 31, 2013
