Amberg (CDP), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°30′11″N 87°59′37″W / 45.50306°N 87.99361°W

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Amberg, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Downtown Amberg
Location in Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°30′11″N 87°59′37″W / 45.50306°N 87.99361°W / 45.50306; -87.99361
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marinette
Area ^[1]
• Total	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km²)
• Land	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,706
• Estimate (2016)^[2]	N/A
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1560815^[3]

Amberg is an unincorporated census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States, in the town of Amberg.^[4] It is located on U.S. Highway 141. As of the 2010 census, its population was 180.^[5] The Amberg Historical Society operates the Amberg Historical Museum Complex which consists of the historic town hall that is on the National Register of Historic Places, the community's train depot, a 1900-era house, and the Amberg Museum.^[6]

Dave's Falls is located near Amberg.

Amberg is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Amberg has an area of 1.621 square miles (4.20 km²); 1.613 square miles (4.18 km²) of this is land, and .008 square miles (0.021 km²) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

History

The first permanent settler in what is now Amberg was Warren Buckman (1857–1925), who established a trading post west of the Pike River in 1883. He was followed by Charles Dahl (1862–1944), a railroad surveyor, in 1884. The post office was established in 1884 with the name Pike, and the name was changed to Amberg in 1890.^[8] It is named after William Amberg (1847–1918), a Chicago businessman that created granite quarries in the area.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Images

Community center
Amberg Historic Museum
Amberg Town Hall
Historic train depot
Post office

References

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amberg (CDP), Wisconsin
^ "Amberg, WI Profile: Facts & Data".
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
^ "Amberg Museum". Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 9.
^ "The Press-Gazette Visits Amberg". The Green Bay Press-Gazette. June 24, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved January 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amberg Relives Boom Times Back to Birth 75 Years Ago". The Green Bay Press-Gazette. July 4, 1965. p. 28. Retrieved January 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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External links

Amberg Historical Museum Complex

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County seat: Marinette
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Villages	Coleman Crivitz Pound Wausaukee
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