Greensburg, Indiana
Greensburg is a city in
Decatur County,
Indiana,
United States. The population was 10,260 at the 2000 census. The city is the
county seat of
Decatur County.
Greensburg is located at (39.340315, -85.483702).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5
km² (4.8
mi²). 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.83%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 10,260 people, 4,178 households, and 2,778 families residing in the city. The
population density was 827.0/km² (2,140.4/mi²). There were 4,420 housing units at an average density of 356.3/km² (922.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.57%
White, 0.08%
African American, 0.16%
Native American, 1.39%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.10% from
other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
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Greensburg from the air, looking north. |
There were 4,178 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were
married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,029, and the median income for a family was $45,439. Males had a median income of $31,662 versus $24,605 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,829. About 8.0% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
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The Decatur County Courthouse with its famous tower tree. |
Greensburg is an incorporated city that is governed by a
Mayor and a five member
City Council. Greensburg's Mayor, Frank Manus, was first elected in November 1995. He was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election in 1999, but was elected to a second term by a wide margin in 2003. Four of the five City Council members are elected from separate districts within the city, while the fifth member is an at-large member who is elected by the entire community. The Mayor, the City Council, and the City's Clerk-Treasurer serve four year terms. Municipal elections are held in November of the year immediately preceding a Presidential election.
Greensburg is located in the Greensburg Community School Corporation. The school district has three buildings. Greensburg Elementary School, a state-of-the-art Kindergarten through 5th grade facility that opened in 2004, has 1000 students. Greensburg Community Junior High School, which opened in 1957, is home to appoximately 470 students in grades 6-8. Greensburg Community High School has about 650 students in grades 9-12. The high school opened in 1971 and underwent major renovations in the early 2000s. Greensburg Community High School is one of six members of the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference.
Greensburg is also home to one
parochial school, St. Mary's School, which is a Pre-K through 6th grade facility.
In 2004, the Greensburg Community Learning Center opened in the former Rosenmund Elementary School, which was one of three primary schools that were closed when Greensburg Elementary School opened that year. Nearly 250 students attend a variety of post-secondary school classes at the Learning Center.
Greensburg is located adjacent to
Interstate 74 halfway between
Indianapolis and
Cincinnati.
U.S. Highway 421 links Greensburg with Indianapolis to the north and
Lexington, Kentucky to the south.
State Road 3 connects Greensburg with
Muncie and
Fort Wayne to the north and the Indiana suburbs of
Louisville, Kentucky to the south.
State Road 46 links the community with
Columbus,
Bloomington, and
Terre Haute to the west and
Batesville to the east.
Greensburg is a likely train stop on the proposed high speed rail line between Indianapolis and Cincinnati. This line is part of the
Midwest Regional Rail Initiative, which is the master plan for a high speed rail network throughout the midwestern United States.
The
Greensburg-Decatur County Airport consists of a single runway measuring 3343 ft. by 40 ft. There are tentative plans to either expand the current runway or built a new airport elsewhere in Decatur County.
Indianapolis International Airport is located 55 miles from Greensburg, and
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport is located 70 miles from Greensburg.
Greensburg has one newspaper, the Greensburg Daily News, which is published Mondays through Saturdays. The paper is owned by
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. Greensburg also has one radio station, WTRE (1330 AM), a 500 watt AM station that plays country music, local news and local sports from area high schools.
During the summer of 2006 a great deal of excitement and media attention were generated by the announcement that Honda would be building an assembly in the Greensburg area. This plant is expected to bring over 2,000 jobs to the community and hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.
Often touted as unique or world famous in local media and advertising. A large toothed aspen tree grows out of the top of the decatur county courthouse, without a doubt this is why so many local business are named "Tree City" or "Tree County" etc. The fame of the "world famous" tower tree has been touted by a variety of media over the years, including a brief feature on the television show "Ripleys believe it or not".
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Greensburg Chamber of Commerce*
City of Greensburg*
Greensburg Community School Corporation*
AirNav.com site for Greensburg-Decatur County Airport*
Greensburg Daily News*
AM 1330 WTRE*
Famous Tower Tree
