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Denmark, Iowa

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Denmark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52624. The Survey maps it on the Fort Madison quadrangle. 425 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 722 feet above sea level.

Denmark within Lee County

On record in Denmark

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Denmark grew from 423 to 425 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010423
2020425+2 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

13 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Denmark between 2018 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning11
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 May 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 April 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 April 2020Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 March 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 March 2020Debris and open burning60 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 March 2020Smokingunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 March 2020Debris and open burning40 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lee County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Denmark: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Schroeder QuarryLimestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Augusta QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Beach QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Heinold QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lange QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ward QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lee County

Storms near this place

26 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Denmark in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 16 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2005Thunderstorm WindDenmark$12,0006-10 inch diameter trees down with numerous large branches down.
April 2006HailDenmark$5,000The first report of severe hail came from spotters 2 miles west of Denmark during the 1134-1135 CST time period with penny sized hail observed. Law enforcement reported a total hail duration of 10 minutes in Denmark with severe hail of 1 inch occurring in the 1138-1140 CST time period.
March 2026Tornado (EF1)Denmark-This survey was completed with the help of the Denmark Fire Department. This EF-1 tornado caused damage to a large section of shingles that it tore off a roof and the soffit blew in on multiple sides of a house. About 10-15 snapped trees, with most snapped halfway up. There were also 5-8 trees that were uprooted. In addition, a power pole was snapped. Damage largely confined to along and just west of 330th Avenue. This EF-1 tornado had peak estimated winds of 100 MPH along its 1.16 mile path with a peak width of 50 yards.
March 2024HailDenmark-Public report of ping pong ball sized hail on Facebook.
April 2020HailDenmark-Fire department reported softball sized hail.
June 2019FloodDenmark-The Skunk River at Augusta Iowa, remained above major flood stage of 20.0 feet from the end of May through June 2nd, when it fell below 20 feet in the evening.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDenmark-Power lines were blown down.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindDenmark-A camping trailer was blown off of support jacks.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindDenmark-A spotter reported numerous trees damaged, camper blown onto side, and a telephone pole down.
June 2010HailDenmark-Quarter-sized hail fell 10 miles north of Fort Madison, IA at 517 pm June 21.
June 2010HailDenmark-Quarter-sized hail fell in Denmark, IA at 511 pm June 21.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindDenmark-Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed about 4 miles west of Wever, IA around 724 am August 4.
April 2008HailDenmark-A trained spotter measured nickel size hail and estimated winds to near 50 mph near Denmark.
June 2002Flash FloodDenmark-Two to three inches of rain fell in an hour triggering widespread lowland flooding. Also, water up to a foot deep covered several streets.
April 2000HailDenmark-1 inch hail reported by law enforcement official.
May 2023HailDenmark-no account filed
May 2023HailDenmark-no account filed
May 2023HailDenmark-no account filed
May 2014HailDenmark-no account filed
May 2014HailDenmark-no account filed
June 2010HailDenmark-no account filed
March 2009HailDenmark-no account filed
March 2009HailDenmark-no account filed
June 2002HailDenmark-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindDenmark-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindDenmark-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lee County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
South Augusta3.3 miles11
Sawyer3.3 miles15
Summit (historical)5.3 miles15
Wever6.0 miles17
West Point6.2 miles15
Fort Madison7.8 miles15
Bullard (historical)9.4 miles15
Saint Paul9.7 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on DenmarkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5257927The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455882. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.