Greene, Iowa

Greene, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Greene, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°53′51″N 92°48′12″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Butler
Area
• Total	1.1 sq mi (3.0 km2)
• Land	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	948 ft (289 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,099
• Density	1,003.7/sq mi (387.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	50636
Area code(s)	641
FIPS code	19-32745
GNIS feature ID	0457119

Greene is a city in Butler County, Iowa, along the Shell Rock River, and along Butler County's northern border, where Butler and Floyd counties meet. The population was 1,099 at the 2000 census. Greene is the headquarters of the Iowa Northern Railway.

History

The city was first called Elm Springs, but changed its name when Judge George Greene, president of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway, donated $1,200 for the establishment of a library.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Greene's longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 42.897416, -92.803206.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (5.22%) is water.

The Shell Rock River dissects the town with the State Iowa Highway 14 and the County Road 13 bridges connecting the two parts.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,099 people, 508 households, and 308 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,003.7 people per square mile (389.3/km²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 513.3 per square mile (199.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.36% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 508 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,063, and the median income for a family was $44,643. Males had a median income of $31,406 versus $21,181 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,891. About 4.3% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Thomas Braden (1917–2009) author of the book Eight Is Enough that was the basis for the ABC show Eight Is Enough
• Henry Norman Graven (1893–1970) United States federal judge from 1944–70
• Frank D. Jackson (1854–1938) 15th Governor of Iowa from 1894–96

See also

• King Corn a documentary film released in October 2007 about corn and its effects on American food and agriculture industries.
• Iowa Highway 14

External links

• Greetings from Greene, Iowa Portal style website, schools, businesses, recreation, and more
• City-Data Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Greene