Amberg (CDP), Wisconsin

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 2020 census, its population was 147. 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.^[5]

Amberg, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Downtown Amberg
Location in Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°30′11″N 87°59′37″W
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  (2020)[2]
• Total	147
• Density	91/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1560815[3]

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	%±
2010	180		—
2020	147		−18.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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.^[7] It is named after William Amberg (1847–1918), a Chicago businessman that created granite quarries in the area.^[7][8][9]

Images

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