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Greene, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Coldwater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50636. The Survey maps it on the Greene quadrangle. 990 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 948 feet above sea level.

Greene within Butler County

On record in Greene

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Greene fell from 1,130 to 990 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,130
2020990-140 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

4 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Greene between 2012 and 2020, burning about 82 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 May 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 April 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 March 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 March 2012Debris and open burning80 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every fire recorded in Butler County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Greene: 11 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beucholtz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
F GraceSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Greene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Schnee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Green Limestone Co ShopStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lubben QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Steer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Butler County

Storms near this place

40 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greene in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 13 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 4 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGreene$600,000Large steel outbuilding was destroyed. Eighteen houses sustained structural damage.
September 2016Flash FloodGreene$200,000Emergency Manager reported many roads closed throughout the northern fourth of Butler county. The Shell Rock river reported beginning to leave its banks and moving toward businesses in downtown Greene. Sandbagging ongoing in Green and Clarksville.
September 2016Flash FloodGreene$200,000Emergency manager reported multiple homes in Greene now being impacted by floodwaters from the rapidly rising Shell Rock river. Also estimated that the river is near the level it reached in 2008.
June 2016LightningGreene$150,000Emergency Manager reported a house fire due to a lightning strike.
June 2018FloodGreene$100,000Flooding continued along the Shell Rock River with all campgrounds near Clarksville closed including Henry Woods State Park and Shell Rock Park due to flooding. A few businesses along the river were impacted as well.
June 2018FloodGreene$100,000Flooding is occurring along Flood Creek with several roads inundated.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGreene$50,000Emergency manager reported trees blown onto a house west of Greene near the intersection of 110th st and Keystone Ave. Time estimated from radar.
September 2018FloodGreene$50,000Emergency management reported multiple road closures due to standing or running water over the roadways. Creeks across much of the county were overwhelmed with flooded fields as well.
June 2016FloodGreene$50,000The Emergency Manager reported the Shell Rock River was out of its banks in the town of Greene, and was entering a campgroud and near a few business in town. Campers were evacuated from the campground. The park was flooded, and the water did not enter any businesses.
September 2016FloodGreene$50,000Emergency manager reported most roads closed in and around Greene. The only way to access the town is via Highway 14. Delayed report.
June 2008FloodGreene$50,000Severe flooding of the Shell Rock River in downtown Greene.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindGreene$30,000Emergency manager reported trees down on roofs and power lines. Extent of damage unknown at the time. Time estimated from radar.
June 2016Flash FloodGreene$20,000Emergency Manager reported several gravel roads throughout Butler County had water flowing over them, plus a blacktop, C13 outside of Greene, had deep water flowing over it. Time estimated by the Emergency Manager, between 2-3 am.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindGreene$20,000Emergency manager reported widespread tree damage throughout town, including several trees on houses.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGreene$15,000Emergency manager reported some trees and powerlines down within the city of Greene. Time estimated from radar.
December 2021Tornado (EF0)Greene$5,000This tornado was initially found using high resolution satellite imagery. The tornado developed to the southwest of the intersection of county highway C13 and T24. This tornado raced northeast and produce some minor damage before exiting into Floyd county east of county road T24 along Floyd Line Street.
June 2007HailGreene$5,000no account filed
October 2004HailGreene$5,000no account filed
October 2004Thunderstorm WindGreene$5,000no account filed
June 1997HailGreene$5,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGreene$3,000no account filed
May 1996HailGreene$3,000no account filed
September 2005HailGreene$2,000no account filed
May 1995HailGreene$1,000no account filed
June 2018HailGreene-Emergency manager reported penny sized hail.
September 2018Heavy RainGreene-Public reported over 4 inches of rain near Coldwater Creek overnight. Water reported to be moving into fields. Location estimated.
May 2017Heavy RainGreene-Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 1.6 inches along with hail around dime size or smaller.
September 2016Heavy RainGreene-Greene fire department reported a storm total rainfall since beginning Wednesday of 10.40 inches. Total rainfall since last report, 7.5 inches through 10:47pm previous night, was 2.9 inches. Relayed by Butler County Emergency Manager.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindGreene-Observed tree damage in storm chaser live video stream. Multiple large tree limbs down.
September 2016HailGreene-Public reported quarter sized hail.
September 2016HailGreene-Emergency manager reported quarter sized hail.
September 2016Heavy RainGreene-Green fire department reported heavy rainfall of 7.50 inches storm total.
September 2016Flash FloodGreene-Law enforcement reported evacuations occurring in Greene due to flash flooding.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindGreene-Wind gusts estimated of 75 MPH.
May 2005Tornado (F0)Greene-Brief touchdown in open field south of town.
June 2002Tornado (F1)Greene-Intermittent track. Moved in from Cerro Gordo County.
August 2012HailGreene-no account filed
May 2004HailGreene-no account filed
October 2004HailGreene-no account filed
May 2003HailGreene-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butler County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Packard4.8 miles9
Wilmar5.5 miles9
Pilot Rock8.8 miles9
Allison9.9 miles9
Bristow10.1 miles10
Clarksville10.5 miles9
Aredale11.6 miles9
Dumont13.5 miles10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on GreeneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1932538The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 457119. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.