Denmark, Oregon

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]

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]