Town of Greentown, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°28′43″N 85°57′53″W / 40.47861, -85.96472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Township	Liberty
Area
- Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- Land	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	840 ft (256 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,546
- Density	2,546/sq mi (983.0/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	46936
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-29772[1]
GNIS feature ID	0435455[2]

Greentown is a town in Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area'

Geography

Greentown is located at 40°28′43″N, 85°57′53″W (40.478556, -85.964683)^[3].

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 census^[1] 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.

Greentown Historical Society, downtown Greentown.

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

• US-35 to Logansport (North) and Muncie (South)
• IN-19 to Converse (North) and Tipton (South)
• IN-22 to Burlington (West) and Hartford City (East)
• IN-213 from Greentown (North) to near Noblesville (South)

Places to See

• Eastern-Howard Performing Arts Center[1]
• Greentown Glass Museum[2]

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
• Greentown Wesleyan Church
• Howard-Miami Mennonite Church
• Jerome Christian Church
• Meridian Street Christian Church
• New River Ministries
• New Salem Friends Parsonage
• Sycamore Friends Church

Local Companies

• Blondie's Cookies[3]- headquarters

Blondie'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^{[citation needed]}
• Hensler Media Solutions, LLC
• Circle Pizza of Greentown, Since 1979^{[citation needed]}
• Salvo's - An Italian restaurant^{[citation needed]}
• Scooters Pizza and Ice Cream^{[citation needed]}
• Pastry Diva[4]^{[citation needed]}

Local Media

Newspapers

• Greentown Grapevine, monthly newspaper

Festivals

• Howard County 4-H Fair[5](mid-July)
• Pump Festival

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Greentown IN Real Estate - Howard Co Real Estate
• Eastern-Howard Performing Arts Society
• Howard County Community Net
• National Greentown Glass Association

• Greentown, Indiana is at coordinates 40°28′43″N 85°57′53″W / 40.478556, -85.964683 (Greentown, Indiana)Coordinates: 40°28′43″N 85°57′53″W / 40.478556, -85.964683 (Greentown, Indiana)

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