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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.[citation needed]
Greenfield is home to four entries on the National Register of Historic Places, the Warren Opera House listed in 1979; the Adair County Courthouse, listed in 1981; the Adair County Democrat/Adair County Free Press building, listed 2011; and Hotel Greenfield, listed 2011.
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 for Time and 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, after the press had been removed in 1997.
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 2020 census, 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 median age in the city was 42.0 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 23.3% were 65 years of age or older. Age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 20, 3.6% from 20 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% age 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males age 18 and over. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
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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.[citation needed]
Greenfield is home to four entries on the National Register of Historic Places, the Warren Opera House listed in 1979; the Adair County Courthouse, listed in 1981; the Adair County Democrat/Adair County Free Press building, listed 2011; and Hotel Greenfield, listed 2011.
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 for Time and 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, after the press had been removed in 1997.
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 2020 census, 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 median age in the city was 42.0 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 23.3% were 65 years of age or older. Age distribution was 25.1% under the age of 20, 3.6% from 20 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% age 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males age 18 and over. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
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