Denmark, Oregon

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Denmark, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Location within the state of Oregon
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Denmark
Denmark (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°53′26″N124°27′45″W / 42.89056°N 124.46250°W / 42.89056; -124.46250
Country United States
State Oregon
County Curry
Elevation
[1]
89 ft (27 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97450
Area codes 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1119858 [1]

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

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History

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

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days19161815128346111819149
Source: [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmark, Oregon
  2. 1 2 3 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 98. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
  3. 1 2 3 Friedman, Ralph (1993) [1972]. Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. pp. 26–27. ISBN   0-87004-222-X.
  4. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 279. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  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.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. ↑ Climate Summary for Denmark, Oregon
  8. ↑ "DENMARK 1 NNW, OR (354721)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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