title: Denmark Township, Emmet County, Iowa
text: # Denmark Township, Emmet County, Iowa
  
  Denmark Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 588.
  
  ## History
  
  Denmark Township was created in 1883. It was named in honor of a group of Danish families who had arrived shortly before the establishment of the township.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the United States Census Bureau, Denmark Township covers an area of 35.5 square miles (91.94 square kilometers).
  
  ### Cities, towns, villages
  
  * Ringsted
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Forsyth at 43°15′20″N 94°28′23″W﻿ / ﻿43.255518°N 94.473030°W﻿ / 43.255518; -94.473030
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Armstrong Grove Township (north)
  * Swea Township, Kossuth County (northeast)
  * Seneca Township, Kossuth County (east)
  * Fenton Township, Kossuth County (southeast)
  * Independence Township, Palo Alto County (south)
  * Vernon Township, Palo Alto County (southwest)
  * Jack Creek Township (west)
  * Swan Lake Township (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains these three cemeteries: Ringsted Memorial, Saint Johns Lutheran and Saint Pauls.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Iowa Highway 15
  
  ## School districts
  
  * Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District
  
  ## Political districts
  
  * Iowa's 4th congressional district
  * State House District 7
  * State Senate District 4
  