Greencastle (Indiana)
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Location Greencastle, Putnam County
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1821 |
State : | United States |
State : | Indiana |
County : | Putnam County |
Coordinates : | 39 ° 39 ′ N , 86 ° 51 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 10,326 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 753.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 13.71 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) |
Height : | 257 m |
Postal code : | 46135 |
Area code : | +1 765 |
FIPS : | 18-29520 |
GNIS ID : | 0449837 |
Website : | cityofgreencastle.com |
Mayor : | William A. Dory (since 2015) |
Greencastle is the largest city in Putnam County and its administrative seat in the US state of Indiana . In 2010, 10,326 people lived in Greencastle. For 2016, the population is estimated at 10,413.
geography
The village is 62 km (as the crow flies) west of the city of Indianapolis and 51 km northeast of Terre Haute, near Interstate 70 .
education
The city is the seat of the private DePauw University, founded in 1837 .
sons and daughters of the town
- Omar Bundy (1861–1940), officer, most recently major general in the United States Army
- HH Dudley (1864-1947), singer
- William Michael Crose (1867–1929), naval officer, 1910–1913 Military Governor of American Samoa
- Bob Flanigan (1926-2011), jazz musician
- Jeff Broadstreet (* 1954), film director and screenwriter
- John Carlson (* 1959), jazz trumpeter
- Daniel Bretscher (* 1984), triathlete and Ironman winner (2014)
Web links
Commons : Greencastle, Indiana - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
proof
- ↑ American FactFinder, Parameter: Greenfield, IN . Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Amarican Fact Finder - Greencastle City, Indiana , accessed January 24, 2018