Greentown, Indiana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Town of Greentown, Indiana |
|
 |
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| County | Howard |
| Area | |
| - City | 2.6 km² |
| - Land | 2.6 km² |
| - Water | 0.0 km² |
| Population | |
| - City (2000) | 2,546 |
| - Density | 983.0/km² |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EST (UTC-5) |
Greentown is a town in Howard County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area'.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Greentown is located at (40.478556, -85.964683)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,546 people, 995 households, and 703 families residing in the town. The population density was 983.0/km² (2,534.8/mi²). There were 1,050 housing units at an average density of 405.4/km² (1,045.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.92% White, 0.47% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 995 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $52,310. Males had a median income of $42,132 versus $27,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,057. About 6.5% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Places to See
[edit] Education
[edit] School Districts
- Eastern School Corporation[3] (K-12)
Eastern High School competes in the Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) for athletics.
[edit] Local Churches
- Assembly of God Church
- Christian Life Fellowship
- Faith Community Church
- First United Methodist Church
- Greentown Faith Apostolic Lighthouse
- Greentown Family Christian Center
- Greentown Wesleyan Church
- Jerome Christian Church
- Meridian Street Christian Church
- New Salem Friends Parsonage
- Sycamore Friends Church
[edit] Local Companies
- Blondie's Cookies[4]- headquarters
Blondie's Cookies has stores in Kokomo, Indiana (flagship store); Indianapolis, Indiana; Lafayette, Indiana; Greenwood, Indiana; Fort Wayne, Indiana; South Bend, Indiana; Terre Haute, Indiana; and Muncie, Indiana.
- Greentown Glass Company[5]- A publisher of historical information primarily regarding the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company.
[edit] Local Media
Newspapers
- Greentown Grapevine, monthly newspaper
[edit] Festivals
- Howard County 4-H Fair[6](mid-July)
[edit] External links
- Eastern-Howard Performing Arts Society
- Howard County Community Net
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
