Greensburg, Kansas | |
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 Big Well Museum and Water Tower (2013) | |
 Location within Kiowa County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 37°36′18″N 99°17′22″W / 37.60500°N 99.28944°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Kiowa |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Incorporated | 1886 |
| Named for | D.R. Green |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matt Christenson[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,234 ft (681 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 740 |
| • Density | 410/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 67054 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-28675 |
| GNIS ID | 485585[1] |
| Website | greensburgks.org |
Greensburg is a city in, and the county seat of, Kiowa County, Kansas, United States.[1] As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the city was 740.[4] It is home to the world's largest hand-dug well.
On the evening of May 4, 2007, Greensburg was devastated by an EF5 tornado that leveled at least 95 percent of the city, killing eleven people between the ages of 46 and 84. The town had a population of 2,000 people in the late 1990s, and 1,400 people before the tornado leveled the town. Some people did not want to come back, or rebuild the town, or build green.[5][6][7][8][9] Today, Greensburg stands as a model "green town", often described as the greenest in America. The hospital, city hall, and school have all been built to the highest certification level issued by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).[10]
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greensburg, Kansas
- ^ Mayor & City Council; City of Greensburg.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Greensburg, Kansas in 2020". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Tornado was an EF-5; FEMA's help expected". The Wichita Eagle. May 6, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
- ^ "Man Dies Months After Kansas Tornado Hit". Yahoo!. September 24, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of victims | Offer your thoughts | Wichita Eagle". Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ "Officer Injured in Kan. Tornado Dies". Guardian Unlimited. May 8, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Police Officer Injured In Tornado Dies". KAKE-TV. May 9, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- ^ Gowen, Annie (October 23, 2020). "The town that built back green". Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2020.