Greenfield (Wisconsin)

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Greenfield
Milwaukee County Wisconsin incorporated and unincorporated areas Greenfield highlighted.svg
Location in Wisconsin
Basic data
Foundation : 1957
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Milwaukee County
Coordinates : 42 ° 58 ′  N , 88 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 58 ′  N , 88 ° 0 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
36,720 (as of 2010)
1,751,316 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,236.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 29.7 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of
which 29.7 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 237 m
Postcodes : 53220
Area code : +1 414
FIPS : 55-31175
GNIS ID : 1565841
Website : www.ci.greenfield.wi.us
Mayor : Michael J. Neitzke

Greenfield is a city (with the status " City ") in Milwaukee County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . In 2010 , Greenfield had 36,720 residents. By 2013 the population increased to 37,159.

Greenfield is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area .

geography

Greenfield lies at 42 ° 57'47 "north latitude and 87 ° 59'45" west longitude and extends over 29.7 km². The city is located on the Root River , 8.2 miles southwest of the city of Milwaukee .

In Greenfield, Interstate 43 , which runs in a west-east direction, meets the four-lane US Highway 45, which runs from north to south .

Greenfield is located 7.5 miles west of Milwaukee's Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport .

In addition to Milwaukee, the nearest major cities are West Allis (6.1 km north), Brookfield (19.9 km northwest), Waukesha (15.9 km west-northwest), Franklin (9.5 km south) and Racine (41, 5 km southeast).

history

Greenfield was the last parish in Milwaukee County to receive official status as a separate parish. In 1957 the official status of a "City" was granted. The city was constituted in response to the expansion of the neighboring city of Milwaukee to include what was then the Town (ship) Greenfield.

population

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1960 17,636 -
1970 24,424 38.5%
1980 31,353 28.4%
1990 33,403 6.5%
2000 35,476 6.2%
2010 36,720 3.5%
2013 estimate 37,159 1.2%
1960–2000 2010 2013

According to the 2010 census , Greenfield had 36,720 people in 16,860 households. The population density was 1236.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.13 people lived in the 16,860 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.6 percent white, 2.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 3.9 percent Asian and 2.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.4 percent of the population.

17.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 51,103  USD . The per capita income was $ 29,395. 7.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. City of Greenfield - Mayor Michael J. Neitzke ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 31, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ci.greenfield.wi.us
  3. a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 31, 2014
  4. a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Greenfield, Wisconsin ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 31, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. ^ Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - Milwaukee, WI
  6. ^ Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - General Mitchell International Airport
  7. ^ Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - West Allis, WI
  8. ^ Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - Brookfield, WI
  9. Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - Waukesha, WI
  10. ^ Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - Franklin, WI
  11. Jump up ↑ Google Maps: Greenfield, WI - Racine, WI
  12. History of Greenfield ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ci.greenfield.wi.us
  13. US Decennial Census.Retrieved July 30, 2014

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