Denmark, Iowa
Denmark, Iowa | |
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 Denmark, Iowa | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Lee |
| Government | |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 423 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| 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
- Frank Leverett, geologist, was born near Denmark.[7]
See also
- Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
References
- ^ a b "Denmark, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rand McNally, The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark Post Office
- ^ http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1919990
- ^ The History of Lee County, Iowa. Western Historical Company. 1879. p. 671.
- ^ 'Iowa Biography,' Benjamin F. Gue, Century History Company: 1903, Biographical Sketch of Frank Leverett, pg. 168-169
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