Greenfield, Indiana City of Greenfield, Indiana Hancock County Courthouse in downtown Greenfield.
Hancock County Courthouse in downtown Greenfield.
Greenfield is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Hancock County, Indiana, United States, and a part of the Indianapolis urbane area.
Hancock County was created on March 1, 1828, and titled for John Hancock, the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
The town of Greenfield was chosen as the governmental center of county on April 11, 1828.
The Commissioners announced, "The seat of Justice of Hancock County shall be known and designated by the name and title of Greenfield." The populace of the county at that time was 400.
Route 40, the National Road, was assembled through Hancock County around 1835.
In 1853, the first steam barns was instead of by the Indiana Central Railroad at the south edge of Greenfield.
During this time, Greenfield's populace continued to grow.
Greenfield was incorporated as a town/city in 1876 with a populace of 2,023.
Greenfield was a boom town for 20 years, with the beginning of manufacturing plants and other industries.
A statue of James Whitcomb Riley, which stands in front of the Hancock County Courthouse, was erected in 1918.
It was purchased with cash donated by school kids from all over the United States.
Each year, amid the Riley Festival in October, the city's school kids parade to the statue to place flowers around it.
Charles Barr House, Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield Residential Historic District, Lilly Biological Laboratories, Lincoln Park School, and James Whitcomb Riley House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the 2010 census, Greenfield has a total region of 12.662 square miles (32.79 km2), of which 12.55 square miles (32.50 km2) (or 99.12%) is territory and 0.112 square miles (0.29 km2) (or 0.88%) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,602 citizens , 7,983 homeholds, and 5,382 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% from other competitions, and 1.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,983 homeholds of which 36.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families.
26.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 35.6 years.
26.4% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,600 citizens , 5,917 homeholds, and 4,017 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.23% White, 0.05% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other competitions, and 0.64% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,917 homeholds out of which 32.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families.
27.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
"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.
In the city, the populace 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 income for a homehold in the town/city was $72,035, and the median income for a family was $82,408.
About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation services the town/city of Greenfield and encircling areas in central Hancock County.
It consists of four elementary schools (Grades K - 3), two intermediate schools (Grades 4 - 6), one junior high school (Grades 7 - 8), and one high school (Grades 9 - 12).
Greenfield Central High School was assembled in the late 2000s to accommodate Greenfield's quickly growing population.
List of schools - Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation Greenfield Intermediate School Michael's School also serves Greenfield, offering Pre-kindergarten through Grade 8.
Cynthia's Hallmark Stores: operates four Hallmark retail stores in Central Indiana; the company's Greenfield locale is the single biggest in the U.S. Greenfield is presently in a sister town/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, in the order given, and will stay with a host family for ten days, most costs paid, thanks to small-town donations.
Chad Hamilton, 1996 & 1997 Indiana State Karate Champion, 1998 PKC National Champion Each year in October, the town/city of Greenfield hosts the Riley Festival which is generally known as Riley Days.
History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 ...
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Lilly Sells its Greenfield, Indiana, Operations to Covance; Expands Existing Collaboration Between the Two Companies (NYSE:LLY)".
"Riley Festival: Greenfield, Indiana".
Sister Cities of Greenfield City of Greenfield, Indiana website Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Indiana, United States
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