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11,221
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$55,707
18.3%
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
47240
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Greensburg, IN - History
We would like to provide the residents of Greensburg a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Greensburg Home page. The Greensburg Home page provides as much information as possible on Greensburg. Knowing Greensburg’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Greensburg’s Home page, you will also find Greensburg’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Greensburg has a population of 11221. 50.3% of Greensburg’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.7 are female. 45.6% of Greensburg is married and 58.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $123,531, and the average rent is $767. Household median income in Greensburg is $55,707, and the individual median income is $30,671. Greensburg’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.8%), Asian(4.4%), Hispanic(3.4%), Multiple(2.8%), Other(0.7%), Black(0.3%).
Greensburg was laid out in 1822. The founder, Thomas Hendricks Sr.'s wife being a native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, caused the name to be selected.The first post office at Greensburg opened in 1823, but the name of the post office was spelled Greensburgh until 1894.At the beginning of the twentieth century, race relations in Greensburg worsened, leading to the expulsion of African Americans from the city after race riots against them in 1906 and 1907.
According to James W. Loewen, Greensburg then was for decades a sundown town, a town that was purposely all-white.In 2021, Greensburg offered incentives for remote workers to move to the city. Eligibility requirements included having a remote position based outside Greensburg or self-employment, be at least 18 years old, and eligible to work in the U.S.
The incentive package included $5,000 to offset moving expenses, a year's membership to the local co-working space and YMCA, gift cards to the seasonal farmers market, tickets throughout the year to productions at the local playhouse, home-cooked meals and a program called "Grandparents on Demand", which offered babysitting hours and a stand in on Grandparents Day at school.
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