Green Mountain is a rural

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and

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(CDP) in Marshall County,

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, United States. It is located in Marion Township. As of the 2020 census the population of Green Mountain was 113.

History

As early as 1856, a few settlers from

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settled about a mile north of the present-day community; they named their community after their home in Vermont. The present-day town of Green Mountain, south of the original townsite, was established in 1883,

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ted by the Iowa Construction Company. The town was built adjacent to the

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. The Green Mountain Congregational Church, one of the first in the county, was built in Green Mountain, along with a

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and a few businesses; a savings bank was constructed in 1907. The population of the community was 41 in 1902. Green Mountain, Iowa, was the site of the Green Mountain train wreck. The wreck is known as the worst ever in Iowa history, as 52 people were killed in the accident on March 21, 1910. In 1925, Green Mountain's population was 106.

Geography

Green Mountain is in northeastern Marshall County, northeast of

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, the

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. According to the

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, the Green Mountain CDP has an area of , all land. The headwaters of Nickolson Creek run through the west side of the community, flowing south to join Rock Creek, which in turn joins the

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east of Marshalltown.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 113 people, 61 households, and 44 families residing in the community. The

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was 164.8 inhabitants per square mile (63.6/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 90.4 per square mile (34.9/km²). The

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makeup of the community was 94.7%

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, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0%

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, 2.7% from other races and 2.7% from two or more races.

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persons of any race comprised 6.2% of the population. Of the 61 households, 13.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were

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living together, 3.3% were cohabitating couples, 11.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 16.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 27.9% of all households were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The median age in the community was 52.5 years. 18.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 and 44; 27.4% were from 45 and 64; and 31.0% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

Education

The

GMG Community School District GMG Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Green Mountain, Iowa. The district is in Tama and Marshall counties, and it also serves Garwin and the surrounding rural areas. History The district was esta ...

serves the community. The district was established on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the Garwin and Green Mountain school districts.

References

Census-designated places in Marshall County, Iowa Census-designated places in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa Populated places established in 1883 {{MarshallCountyIA-geo-stub