Denmark is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center, Kansas, Lincoln Center. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county population was 2, ...
, United States.
It is northwest of
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
, and located three miles north of
K-18.
History
One of the first permanent settlements in Lincoln County, it was settled about 1869 by Danish Lutherans
who laid the cornerstone for a stone church in 1876. Built of the "post rock" limestone that is so abundant in the county, it was completed in 1880. A bell tower and entry were added in 1901.
Denmark is part of "The Amazing 100 Miles". The history and folklore has been described by Ruth Sorensen in "Beyond the Prairie Wind".
It has a grain elevator next to a railroad, but no other businesses or services.
Geography
Denmark is located at .
Education
The community is served by
Sylvan–Lucas USD 299
Sylvan–Lucas USD 299 is a public unified school district headquartered in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Sylvan Grove, Lucas, Luray, Hunter, Denmark, Vesper, Ash Grove, and nearby rural are ...
public school district.
References
Further reading
* "Beyond the Prairie Wind", Ruth Sorensen, Partnership Book Services, Hillsboro, Kansas, Library of Congress catalog number 96-068921.
* "Souvenir History Lincoln County Kansas", Elizabeth Barr, 1908, Lincoln County Kansas Centennial Historical Committee reprinted with Addenda from Lincoln Sentinel Newspaper of September 8, 1955.
* "Pioneer History of Kansas", Adolph Roenigk, 1933, The Great Western Publishing Company Denver, Colorado.
* "Dog Soldier Justice", Jeff Broom, 2003, Bison Books.
External links
* Lincoln County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Danish-American culture in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Populated places established in 1869
1869 establishments in Kansas
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