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Greenfield, Iowa
Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Adair County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,062. Greenfield is located in Greenfield and Lee Townships.
The area surrounding Greenfield was settled in 1854. The plan for the town of Greenfield was designed in 1856, after Milton C. Munger purchased the land that the town would be built on. Munger is responsible for the design of Greenfield's unique Lancaster-style town square, and the city park located at Grant and NE Second Street was also included in the original plat. Greenfield is named after Greenfield, Massachusetts. Greenfield became the county seat in 1875, after battling out nearby Fontanelle for the title. The city was incorporated on May 22, 1876.
Greenfield is home to four entries on the National Register of Historic Places, the E. E. Warren Opera House listed in 1970; the Adair County Courthouse, listed in 1981; the Adair County Democrat/Adair County Free Press building, listed 2012; and Hotel Greenfield, listed 2012.
The Free press building is 19th-century Commercial in style, with Romanesque features on its façade. It was erected in 1903 by Edwin J. Sidey and his father John S. Sidey, founders of the Adair County Democrat in 1889, later the Adair County Free Press. Edwin's son Kenneth (1895–1976) and grandson Edwin J. Sidey (1925–2008) succeeded as publishers and editors. Well-known White House reporter forTime/Life and author Hugh Sidey (1927–2005), brother of Edwin J., was also closely associated over time with the family's journalism and photojournalism legacies. Publisher/Editor Linda E. Sidey, widow of Edwin J., relocated the newspaper business and its associated photo gallery to 141 Public Square in December 2010.
On May 21, 2024, during a significant tornado outbreak affecting parts of the Midwest, Greenfield was struck by a violent tornado. Many homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, and four were killed and at least 35 others injured in Greenfield. With wind speeds of over 260 mph (420 km/h), this tornado may have produced some of the highest wind speeds ever recorded on earth, estimated to exceed 300 mph (480 km/h) at the ground.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.81 square miles (4.69 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2020, there were 2,062 people, 945 households, and 553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,155.4 inhabitants per square mile (446.1/km2). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 564.3 per square mile (217.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.4% of the population.
Of the 945 households, 25.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% were cohabitating couples, 32.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.5% of all households were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
Greenfield, Iowa
Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Adair County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,062. Greenfield is located in Greenfield and Lee Townships.
The area surrounding Greenfield was settled in 1854. The plan for the town of Greenfield was designed in 1856, after Milton C. Munger purchased the land that the town would be built on. Munger is responsible for the design of Greenfield's unique Lancaster-style town square, and the city park located at Grant and NE Second Street was also included in the original plat. Greenfield is named after Greenfield, Massachusetts. Greenfield became the county seat in 1875, after battling out nearby Fontanelle for the title. The city was incorporated on May 22, 1876.
Greenfield is home to four entries on the National Register of Historic Places, the E. E. Warren Opera House listed in 1970; the Adair County Courthouse, listed in 1981; the Adair County Democrat/Adair County Free Press building, listed 2012; and Hotel Greenfield, listed 2012.
The Free press building is 19th-century Commercial in style, with Romanesque features on its façade. It was erected in 1903 by Edwin J. Sidey and his father John S. Sidey, founders of the Adair County Democrat in 1889, later the Adair County Free Press. Edwin's son Kenneth (1895–1976) and grandson Edwin J. Sidey (1925–2008) succeeded as publishers and editors. Well-known White House reporter forTime/Life and author Hugh Sidey (1927–2005), brother of Edwin J., was also closely associated over time with the family's journalism and photojournalism legacies. Publisher/Editor Linda E. Sidey, widow of Edwin J., relocated the newspaper business and its associated photo gallery to 141 Public Square in December 2010.
On May 21, 2024, during a significant tornado outbreak affecting parts of the Midwest, Greenfield was struck by a violent tornado. Many homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, and four were killed and at least 35 others injured in Greenfield. With wind speeds of over 260 mph (420 km/h), this tornado may have produced some of the highest wind speeds ever recorded on earth, estimated to exceed 300 mph (480 km/h) at the ground.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.81 square miles (4.69 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2020, there were 2,062 people, 945 households, and 553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,155.4 inhabitants per square mile (446.1/km2). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 564.3 per square mile (217.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 2.4% of the population.
Of the 945 households, 25.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% were cohabitating couples, 32.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 18.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 41.5% of all households were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
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