Green Mountain, Iowa

Green Mountain, Iowa
census-designated place
Green Mountain, Iowa

Green Mountain, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°06′06″N 92°49′14″W / 42.10167°N 92.82056°W / 42.10167; -92.82056
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Marshall
Established 1883
Elevation 991 ft (302 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 126[1]
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 50632
Area code(s) 641

Green Mountain is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is located in Marion Township. As of the 2010 Census the population of Green Mountain was 126.[2]

History

The town of Green Mountain was established in 1883.[3]

Green Mountain, Iowa was the site of the Green Mountain train wreck. The wreck is known as the worst ever in Iowa history, as 52 people were killed in the accident on March 21, 1910.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  2. http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1932925
  3. Battin, William (1912). Past and Present of Marshall County, Iowa, Volume 1. Brookhaven Press. p. 174.

Coordinates: 42°06′06″N 92°49′14″W / 42.10167°N 92.82056°W / 42.10167; -92.82056


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