Greendale, Wisconsin

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Greendale, Wisconsin
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Wisconsin
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Milwaukee

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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 14405
population_density_km2 = 993.0
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longd = 87 |longm = 59 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

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Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, with a 2005 population of 13,860. Greendale is the headquarters community for the United States Bowling Congress.

History

Greendale had its beginnings in 1936 during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration when the Department of Agriculture began construction of three new communities known as the Greenbelt towns. The two other Greenbelt communities are Greenbelt, Maryland and Greenhills, Ohio.

In starting this program during the Depression years, the Resettlement Administration had three main objectives in mind:

# to demonstrate a new kind of suburban community planning that would combine many of the advantages of both city and country life.
# to provide good housing at reasonable rents for moderate-income families.
# to give jobs to thousands of unemployed workers, which would result in a lasting economic and social benefit to the community where the work was undertaken.

Geography

Greendale is located at coor dms|42|56|15|N|87|59|49|W|city (42.937615, -87.996884).GR|1 The Root River flows through the western part of the village.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), of which, 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²) of it is land and 0.18% is water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 14,405 people, 6,011 households, and 4,207 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,571.8 people per square mile (993.2/km²). There were 6,165 housing units at an average density of 1,100.7/sq mi (425.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.18% White, 0.28% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

There were 6,011 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $55,553, and the median income for a family was $65,071. Males had a median income of $47,534 versus $31,576 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,363. About 3.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*Actress Jane Kaczmarek, best known for her role as Lois in "Malcolm in the Middle", was born and raised in Greendale.
*Noted folklorist and linguist Jeremiah Curtin was born in Greendale. His boyhood home stands as a historic landmark.
*NCAA Football 1952 All-American and Wisconsin Badger Athletic Hall of Famer Donald Voss resided in Greendale from 1955 - 2002.

Education

*Greendale High School
*Martin Luther High School

References

External links

* [http://www.greendale.org/ Village of Greendale]
*Greendale Life: [http://www.greendalelife.com Greendale News, Events & Businesses]
*Greendale Originals: [http://www.greendaleoriginals.com The History of Greendale from 1938 to the Present]