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, Oregon | |
|---|---|
  Denmark Location within the state of Oregon  Denmark Denmark (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′26″N 124°27′45″W / 42.89056°N 124.46250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97450 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1119858 |
Denmark was founded by first generation 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]
Climate edit
This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen climate classification system, Denmark has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]
| Climate data for Denmark, OR | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
74 (23) |
77 (25) |
83 (28) |
94 (34) |
81 (27) |
89 (32) |
88 (31) |
93 (34) |
92 (33) |
79 (26) |
71 (22) |
94 (34) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 55.8 (13.2) |
56.4 (13.6) |
57.2 (14.0) |
59.2 (15.1) |
63.4 (17.4) |
66.1 (18.9) |
70 (21) |
71.3 (21.8) |
70.5 (21.4) |
65.6 (18.7) |
59.3 (15.2) |
55.6 (13.1) |
62.5 (16.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41 (5) |
40 (4) |
40.7 (4.8) |
42 (6) |
45.8 (7.7) |
50 (10) |
52.8 (11.6) |
52.7 (11.5) |
49.7 (9.8) |
46 (8) |
43.6 (6.4) |
40.7 (4.8) |
45.4 (7.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 22 (−6) |
22 (−6) |
29 (−2) |
30 (−1) |
33 (1) |
40 (4) |
42 (6) |
41 (5) |
40 (4) |
29 (−2) |
28 (−2) |
16 (−9) |
16 (−9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.62 (295) |
9.34 (237) |
9.65 (245) |
5.87 (149) |
3.79 (96) |
1.83 (46) |
0.45 (11) |
0.86 (22) |
1.71 (43) |
4.75 (121) |
10.83 (275) |
12.1 (310) |
72.8 (1,850) |
| Average precipitation days | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 149 |
| Source: [8] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Denmark". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The Denmark Project: Climate Change From Europe To The Oregon Coast". Oregon Public Broadcasting. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
- ^ Climate Summary for Denmark, Oregon
- ^ "DENMARK 1 NNW, OR (354721)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.