Denmark, Oregon

Denmark
—  Unincorporated community  —
Denmark Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 42°53′26″N 124°27′45″W / 42.89056°N 124.4625°W / 42.89056; -124.4625Coordinates: 42°53′26″N 124°27′45″W / 42.89056°N 124.4625°W / 42.89056; -124.4625
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Curry
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97450
Area code(s)	458 and 541
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1119858

Denmark is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States, between Bandon and Port Orford where U.S. Route 101 crosses Willow Creek.^[1]

Denmark was founded by Danes who developed a profitable dairy industry in the area.^[2][3] Denmark post office was established in 1882.^[4] In 1915 the community had a sawmill, a cheese factory, a creamery, and a public school.^[2] In 1940 Denmark had a population of 96.^[5] Improvements to U.S. 101 bypassed the business district and the community went into decline.^[3] The post office closed in 1960.^[4] By the 1990s, the only business in Denmark was a store/gas station.^[2][3] In 2009 there was a drive-through espresso stand at the same location.^[6]

Denmark was the focus of a 2009 series of articles on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) about climate change that coincided with the Copenhagen Summit in the country of Denmark.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Denmark". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1119858. Retrieved 2010-10-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 98. ISBN 0-87004-332-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=4i1grNoMcWgC&dq=In+Search+of+Western+Oregon&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=EqYsMxgjFV&sig=-LgVXTSELf6PF3blbmVNAxkDOnE&hl=en&ei=AgQvS-CDI42otgPR69C5BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Denmark&f=false. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Friedman, Ralph (1993) [1972]. Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-87004-222-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=V8gJTJe6ePIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ralph+Friedman&cd=3#v=onepage&q=Denmark&f=false. 
4. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 279. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 
5. ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 384. OCLC 4874569. http://www.archive.org/details/oregonendoftrail00writrich. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "The Denmark Project: Climate Change From Europe To The Oregon Coast". Oregon Public Broadcasting. July 1, 2009. http://news.opb.org/denmark/. Retrieved 2010-01-13.