Denmark, Oregon

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 was founded by first generation Danes who developed a profitable dairy industry in the area.

[4] In 1915 the community had a sawmill, a cheese factory, a creamery, and a public school.

[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).

Curry County map