Greendale is a city in

Dearborn County Dearborn County is one of 92 counties of the U.S. state of Indiana located on the Ohio border near the southeast corner of the state. It was formed in 1803 from a portion of Hamilton County, Ohio. In 2020, the population was 50,679. The county ...

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, United States. The population was 4,520 at the 2010 census.

History

Greendale was laid out in 1852, but the

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was not recorded until 1883. Greendale likely took its name from Greendale Cemetery.

Geography

Greendale is located at (39.121438, -84.853937). According to the 2010 census, Greendale has a total area of , of which (or 98.7%) is land and (or 1.3%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,520 people, 1,809 households, and 1,241 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 1,942 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6%

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, 1.0%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.8%

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, 0.6% from

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, and 1.8% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.6% of the population. There were 1,809 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the city was 40.1 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 4,296 people, 1,781 households, and 1,212 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,852 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.91%

, 0.58%

, 0.07% Native American, 0.49%

, 0.02% from

, and 0.93% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.33% of the population. There were 1,781 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% 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 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $45,926, and the median income for a family was $55,713. Males had a median income of $40,192 versus $23,176 for females. The

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for the city was $23,452. About 3.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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