NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Danish Americans

Danish Americans are Americans of Danish descent. Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area Ranked 13th - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 kmÂ²) - Width 270 miles (435 km) - Length 350 miles (565 km) - % water 3. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area Ranked 16th - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area Ranked 26th - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 kmÂ²) - Width 310 miles (500 km) - Length 199 miles (320 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area Ranked 23rd - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 kmÂ²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 310 miles (500 km) - % water 17 - Latitude 42Â°30N to 47Â°3N - Longitude 86Â°49W to 92Â°54W Population Ranked... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Lutheranism describes those churches within Christianity that were reformed according to the theological insights of Martin Luther in the 16th century. ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...

Like other groups of Americans of Scandinavian descent, many of them are Lutherans. However, they contrast with Norwegian and Swedish Americans in that a large fraction were Mormon converts who settled in Utah and southeastern Idaho. Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin have the largest concentrations of non-Mormon Danish Americans. Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Book of Mormon, see Latter Day Saint movement. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area Ranked 13th - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 kmÂ²) - Width 270 miles (435 km) - Length 350 miles (565 km) - % water 3. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area Ranked 16th - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area Ranked 26th - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 kmÂ²) - Width 310 miles (500 km) - Length 199 miles (320 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area Ranked 23rd - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 kmÂ²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 310 miles (500 km) - % water 17 - Latitude 42Â°30N to 47Â°3N - Longitude 86Â°49W to 92Â°54W Population Ranked...

Solvang, California, is an example of a community formed by Danish Americans. Racine, Wisconsin, claims to be the home to the largest group of Danish Americans in the United States. Image File history File links Danish1346. ... Image File history File links Danish1346. ... By county. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Solvang, California A Danish inspired windmill in Solvang Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Food

As the Danes came to America, they also brought their foods with them. Popular Danish foods among Danish Americans are kringle and æbleskiver. Kringle is a thin, delicate pastry developed hundreds of years ago in Denmark. ... Ã†bleskiver. ...

Religious affiliations

Most Danish Americans classify themselves as religious. The majority claim to be Lutheran. The oldest Danish-Lutheran congregation is Emmaus Lutheran Church in Racine, Wisconsin, and it was founded August 22, 1851. Nearby Kenosha, Wisconsin, is home to the second oldest Danish-Lutheran congregation, St. Mary's Lutheran Church. St. Mary's Lutheran is the largest congregation in the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Of the Danish Americans that are not Lutheran, a large number converted to Mormonism. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population - City 96,845 - Density 3,795. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Book of Mormon, see Latter Day Saint movement. ...

Danish-American communities

Solvang, California A Danish inspired windmill in Solvang Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. ... Main Street in downtown Ames in 2006 Ames is a city located in Central Iowa, about 30 miles North of Des Moines in Story County, Iowa, United States. ... Elk Horn is a city located in Shelby County, Iowa. ... Montcalm County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant (French: Lets go!) Location in Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota. ... Blair is a city in Washington County, Nebraska, USA. It is the county seat of Washington CountyGR6. ... Dannebrog is a village located in Howard County, Nebraska. ... Denmark is a village located in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population - City 96,845 - Density 3,795. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Viborg is a city located in Turner County, South Dakota. ... Askov is a city located in Pine County, Minnesota. ... Washington Island is an island located about 7 miles northeast of the tip of Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin. ... Kenmare is a city in Ward County, North Dakota in the United States. ... Tyler is a city located in Lincoln County, Minnesota. ...

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