Amberg, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 45°30′11″N 87°59′37″W / 45.50306°N 87.99361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Marinette |
Area | |
• 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.
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
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]