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]

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  (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]

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

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

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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

References

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External links

• Amberg Historical Museum Complex