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22,561
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$57,950
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America/Indiana/Indianapolis
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Greenfield, IN - History
We would like to provide the residents of Greenfield a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Greenfield Home page. The Greenfield Home page provides as much information as possible on Greenfield. Knowing Greenfield’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Greenfield’s Home page, you will also find Greenfield’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Greenfield has a population of 22561. 47.1% of Greenfield’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.9 are female. 53.6% of Greenfield is married and 62.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $150,821, and the average rent is $896. Household median income in Greenfield is $57,950, and the individual median income is $31,092. Greenfield’s Ethnic is the following: White(95.7%), Hispanic(2%), Black(1.7%), Asian(1.4%), Multiple(1%), Other(0.2%).
Hancock County was created on March 1, 1828, and named for John Hancock, the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. The town of Greenfield was chosen as the county seat on April 11, 1828. The Commissioners announced, "The seat of Justice of Hancock County shall be known and designated by the name and title of Greenfield." The population of the county at that time was 400. Early settlers built along the two creeks which flow south through Center Township, which includes Greenfield.
The first businesses were small gristmills for grinding corn and wheat for settlers. U.S. Route 40, the National Road, was built through Hancock County around 1835. It was heavily traveled by wagon trains going west and livestock going to Cincinnati. In 1853, the first steam railroad was completed by the Indiana Central Railroad at the south edge of Greenfield.
The railroad became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system and later the Penn-Central. These tracks were removed in the 1980s. During this time, Greenfield's population continued to grow. Greenfield was incorporated as a city in 1876 with a population of 2,023. The greatest single period of growth began in 1887 when natural gas was discovered in the area.
Greenfield was a boomtown for 20 years, with the founding of manufacturing plants and other industries. A statue of James Whitcomb Riley, which stands in front of the Hancock County Courthouse, was erected in 1918. It was purchased with money donated by school children from all over the United States.
Each year, during the Riley Festival in October, the city's school children parade to the statue to place flowers around it. The Charles Barr House, Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield Residential Historic District, Lilly Biological Laboratories, Lincoln Park School, and James Whitcomb Riley House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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