Greentown is a

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in northern

Stark County, Ohio Stark County is a county located in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,853. Its county seat is Canton. The county was created in 1808 and organized the next year. It is named for John S ...

, United States. The population was 3,382 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.

History

Greentown was

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ted in 1816. The community was formerly located in Green Township, hence the name.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,804 people, 1,353 households, and 1,093 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,398 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.53%

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, 1.55%

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, 0.18% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population. There were 1,353 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 19, 4.5% from 19 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $84,944, and the median income for a family was $101,414. Males had a median income of $63,307 versus $46,558 for females. The

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for the CDP was $31,148. About 3.4% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Greentown lies in the North Canton City School District. The district includes Greentown Intermediate School, serving approximately 500 students in grades 3–5. Greentown Intermediate used to be a high school, but was merged with the North Canton City Schools, when it became an elementary school, followed by an intermediate school. Greentown school closed in 2023. Students in grades 6-8 attend North Canton Middle School, and grades 9-12 are housed in Hoover High School, both in North Canton.

References

https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Greentown CDP, Ohio

External links

{{Stark County, Ohio Census-designated places in Stark County, Ohio