What is the population of Kibæk, Central Denmark?

Kibæk has a population of approximately 2,700 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Kibæk, Central Denmark located?

Kibæk is located in Central Denmark, Denmark, at approximate coordinates 56.0350°, 8.8584°.

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Kibæk

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Kibæk

Total population

2,700

Air quality index

27Good

Elevation40 m

Coordinates56.03°, 8.86°

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Elevation

40 m

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Overview

Kibæk is a town in Herning Municipality in Denmark with a population of 2,640. It was founded because of the railroad. This small provincial town consists of two streets with shops, and it is surrounded by moors, forests and streams. Nearest major town is Herning. Kibæk was the administrative center in Aaskov Municipality between 1970 and 2006.

History & geography

History

The stream, which runs through Kibæk, created the basis for a watermill established sometime in the early 1400s, which until the end of the 19th century was the most important building in the area. With the construction of the railway between Herning and Skjern in 1881, Kibæk became home to a station, which created the basis for a large population growth in the following decades. Thus, at the 1901 census, 248 inhabitants were registered, and the town now had three merchants, a manufactory, an innkeeper, a lumber merchant, a physician, and a number of artisans. However, Kibæk also still had a number of farmers and homesteaders. There were also mission houses from 1889 and assembly houses from 1894. In the 1910s, the town also got a school, power station and pharmacy. Kibæk continued its growth in the following decades. There were 479 inhabitants in 1925, 720 in 1955 and 1,279 in 1970. This development meant that Kibæk, which until the end of the 19th century had only been a secondary settlement in , accommodated more than half of the parish's population. Kibæk also became the home of Assing Sogn's municipal office in 1958. The town received a nursing home in 1929, a library in 1937, a central school in 1958 and a retirement home in 1963. In addition, there were recreational facilities and sports fields. Between the 1920s and 1960s, the business community expanded with i.a. cooperative dairy, cement goods factory and several knitwear and furniture factories.

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