Greentown, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Greentown, Indiana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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unit_pref = Imperial
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Howard
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Liberty
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area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 2.6
area_land_km2 = 2.6
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 2463
population_density_km2 = 983.0
timezone = EST
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area_total_sq_mi = 1.0
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elevation_m = 256
elevation_ft = 840
latd = 40 |latm = 28 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 57 |longs = 53 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46936
area_code = 765
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-29772GR|2
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Greentown is a town in Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,463 at the 2006 census. It is part of the 'Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area'

Geography

Greentown is located at coor dms|40|28|43|N|85|57|53|W|city (40.478556, -85.964683)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,546 people, 995 households, and 703 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,534.8 people per square mile (983.0/km²). There were 1,050 housing units at an average density of 1,045.4/sq mi (405.4/km²). 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.

Highways

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Places to See

*Eastern-Howard Performing Arts Center [http://www.ehpas.com/]
*Greentown Glass Museum [http://www.eastern.k12.in.us/gpl/newgreentownglass.htm]

Education

School Districts

*Eastern Howard School Corporation http://www.eastern.k12.in.us] (K-12)Eastern High School competes in the Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) for athletics.

Local Churches

*Assembly of God Church
*Christian Life Fellowship
*Faith Community Church
*First United Methodist Church
*Greentown Faith Apostolic Lighthouse
*Greentown Family Christian Center
* [http://www.greentownwesleyan.org Greentown Wesleyan Church]
*Howard-Miami Mennonite Church
*Jerome Christian Church
*Meridian Street Christian Church
* [http://www.newriverministries.org New River Ministries]
*New Salem Friends Parsonage
*Sycamore Friends Church

Local Companies

*Blondie's Cookies [http://www.blondiescookies.com/] - headquartersBlondie'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.
*Hulce Supermarket Fact|date=November 2007
* [http://www.henslermedia.com/ Hensler Media Solutions, LLC]
*Circle Pizza of Greentown, Since 1979 Fact|date=November 2007
*Salvo's - An Italian restaurant Fact|date=November 2007
*Scooters Pizza and Ice Cream Fact|date=November 2007
*Pastry Diva [http://www.pastrydiva.net] Fact|date=January 2008

Local Media

Newspapers
*"Greentown Grapevine", monthly newspaper

Festivals

*Howard County 4-H Fair [http://www.howardcounty4-hfair.com/] (mid-July)
*Pump Festival

References

External links

* [http://www.athomeinkokomo.com/ Greentown IN Real Estate - Howard Co Real Estate]
* [http://www.ehpas.com/ Eastern-Howard Performing Arts Society]
* [http://www.howard-county.net Howard County Community Net]
* [http://www.greentownglass.org National Greentown Glass Association]