Greene, Iowa
| Greene | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1879 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| Counties : |
Butler County Floyd County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 54 ′ N , 92 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,130 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 357.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.16 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 289 m |
| Postal code : | 50636 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-32745 |
| GNIS ID : | 457119 |
| Website : | www.greeneia.org |
| Mayor : | William Christensen |
Greene is a small town (with the status " City ") in Butler County and a small part in Floyd County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Greene had 1,130 residents, which increased to 1,156 by 2012.
geography
Greene is located in northeastern Iowa on the Shell Rock River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the West Fork Cedar River , the Cedar River and the Iowa River . This forms the border between Iowa and Wisconsin and Illinois , around 150 km east . The Minnesota border runs approximately 70 km north of Greene.
The geographical coordinates of Greene are 42 ° 53'45 "north latitude and 92 ° 48'09" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.16 km² and is mainly in the Coldwater Township of Butler County. A small part of the metropolitan area is in the neighboring Union Township of Floyd County's north .
Neighboring towns to Greene are Nashua (27.7 km east-northeast), Plainfield (27.4 km east-southeast), Clarksville (20.4 km southeast), Allison (17.7 km south), Bristow (22.2 km southwest), Aredale (14 miles west-southwest), Dougherty (14 miles west- northwest), Marble Rock (10.8 km northwest), and Rockford (16 miles in the same direction).
The nearest major cities are Dubuque at the interface of the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois (216 km east-southeast), Waterloo (77.7 km southeast), Cedar Rapids (164 km southeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (291 km in the same direction), Iowa's capital Des Moines (191 km south-southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (261 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (143 km north-northeast), La Crosse in Wisconsin (216 km northeast) and Wisconsin's capital, Madison (193 miles east).
traffic
The Iowa State Highway 14 runs north-south through the west of the metropolitan area of Greene. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
An Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) freight railroad runs through the Greene metropolitan area in a northwest-southeast direction.
The Allison Municipal Airport is 15 km south of a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Waterloo Regional Airport , 70 km south-southeast , from where there are feeder flights from several airlines to the major airports in Chicago O'Hare and Minneapolis-Saint Paul .
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 711 | - | |
| 1890 | 845 | 18.8% | |
| 1900 | 1192 | 41.1% | |
| 1910 | 1150 | -3.5% | |
| 1920 | 1375 | 19.6% | |
| 1930 | 1268 | -7.8% | |
| 1940 | 1303 | 2.8% | |
| 1950 | 1347 | 3.4% | |
| 1960 | 1427 | 5.9% | |
| 1970 | 1363 | -4.5% | |
| 1980 | 1332 | -2.3% | |
| 1990 | 1142 | -14.3% | |
| 2000 | 1099 | -3.8% | |
| 2010 | 1130 | 2.8% | |
| 2012 estimate | 1156 | 2.3% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2012 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Greene had 1,130 people in 510 households. The population density was 357.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.16 people lived in each of the 510 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.3 percent Asian; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 51.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 28.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.6 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,563 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,986. 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Tom Braden (1917–2009) - journalist and secret service agent - born in Greene
- Frank D. Jackson (1854–1938) - 15th Governor of Iowa (1894–1896) - practiced as a lawyer in Greene for many years
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Greene - Council & Boards.Retrieved November 20, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved November 20, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on November 20, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Allison Municipal Airport Accessed on November 20, 2014
- ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved November 20, 2014
