GREENE COUNTY, IOWA

'Greene County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is named in honor of General Nathaniel Greene. As of 2000, the population is 10,366. Its county seat is Jefferson.⁶

Contents

Geography

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Unincorporated community

Notable residents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,479 km² (571 mi²). 1,472 km² (568 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.48%) is water.

Major highways

★ U.S. Route 30

★ Iowa Highway 4

★ Iowa Highway 25

★ Iowa Highway 144

Adjacent counties

★ Calhoun County (northwest)

★ Webster County (northeast)

★ Boone County (east)

★ Dallas County (southeast)

★ Guthrie County (south)

★ Carroll County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 10,366 people, 4,205 households, and 2,859 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (18/mi²). There were 4,623 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,205 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 21.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,883, and the median income for a family was $41,230. Males had a median income of $29,076 versus $21,657 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,866. About 4.80% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.90% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

★ Churdan ★ Dana

★ Grand Junction ★ Jefferson

★ Paton ★ Ralston

★ Rippey ★ Scranton

Unincorporated community

★ Cooper

Notable residents

★ George Horace Gallup, Former resident, American statistician, invented the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampling for measuring public opinion.

★ Warren Allen Smith, Former resident, American homosexual activist, writer and Humanist.