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Danish American Communities

Two cities, Chicago and Racine, Wisconsin, claim to be the home to the largest group of Danish Americans in the United States. Racine, 25 miles south of Milwaukee has the largest concentration of city dwellers with Danish origin. A number of other communities were founded by Danish Americans or have a large Danish American community, including:

  • Ames, Iowa
  • Askov, Minnesota
  • Blair, Nebraska
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Bowbells, North Dakota
  • Brush, Colorado
  • Buffalo, Wyoming
  • Cedar Fort, Utah
  • Dagmar, Montana
  • Dania, Florida
  • Danevang, Texas
  • Daneville, North Dakota
  • Dannebrog, Nebraska
  • Denmark, Wisconsin
  • Donnybrook, North Dakota
  • Duluth, Minnesota
  • Elk Horn, Iowa
  • Elsinore, Utah
  • Fertile Valley, North Dakota
  • Flaxton, North Dakota
  • Greenville, Michigan
  • Hartford, Connecticut
  • Jamestown, Kansas
  • Kenaston, North Dakota
  • Kenmare, North Dakota
  • Kenosha, Wisconsin
  • Kimballton, Iowa
  • Luck, Wisconsin
  • Madison, Wisconsin
  • Manti, Utah
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Nysted, Nebraska
  • Omaha, Nebraska
  • Payson, Utah
  • Perth Amboy, New Jersey
  • Seattle, Washington
  • Solvang, California
  • South Portland, Maine
  • Tyler, Minnesota
  • Viborg, South Dakota
  • Washington Island, Wisconsin
  • Westbrook, Maine
  • Westby, Montana

Additionally, Danish Americans helped settle three U.S. counties: Montcalm, Michigan; St. Louis, Minnesota; and Sanpete, Utah.

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