Greenfield, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°47′29″N, 85°46′17″W
City of Greenfield, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Hancock
Mayor	Rodney Fleming
Area
- City	20.9 km²
- Land	20.8 km²
- Water	0.1 km²
Population
- City (2000)	14,600
- Density	702.0/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: www.greenfieldin.org

Greenfield is a city in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The population was 14,600 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Hancock County^GR6.

Greenfield was a stop along the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad that connected Pittsburgh to Chicago and St. Louis.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Industry
4 Sister / Friendship Cities
5 Famous Residents
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Greenfield is located at 39°47′29″N, 85°46′17″W (39.791338, -85.771343)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.9 km² (8.1 mi²). 20.8 km² (8.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.50%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Hancock County courthouse, made of Indiana limestone.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 14,600 people, 5,917 households, and 4,017 families residing in the city. The population density was 702.0/km² (1,818.0/mi²). There were 6,449 housing units at an average density of 310.1/km² (803.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.23% White, 0.05% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 5,917 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93.

"The Old Swimming Hole" that appears in James Whitcomb Riley's poems is now a large and well-used park on the east side of Greenfield.

Greenfield welcome sign

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,035, and the median income for a family was $52,408. Males had a median income of $36,188 versus $26,568 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,509. About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

The high school in Greenfield is Greenfield-Central High School. There are three elementary schools and two middle schools.

[edit] Industry

Novelty, Inc.: markets and distributes novelty items for gas stations
Gas America: headquartered in Greenfield, operates gas stations throughout the Mid-West
Kiehn: manufactures auto parts
Indiana Auto Fastners: manufactures auto parts
Eli Lilly Research Laboratories

[edit] Sister / Friendship Cities

Greenfield is currently in a sister city relationship with Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Each year, a small group of high school students from Greenfield and Kakuda are chosen to travel to each sister city, respectively, free of charge, thanks to local donations. The sister city program began in 1990 and continues today.