Green Mountain, Iowa
Green Mountain, Iowa | ||
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FIPS code 19-32925 | | |
Green Mountain is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is located in Marion Township. As of the 2020 census the population of Green Mountain was 113.[2]
History
As early as 1856, a few settlers from
The Green Mountain Congregational Church, one of the first in the county, was built in Green Mountain, along with a grain elevator and a few businesses; a savings bank was constructed in 1907.[3] The population of the community was 41 in 1902.[4]
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.[5]
Geography
Green Mountain is in northeastern Marshall County, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 126 | — | |
| 2020 | 113 | −10.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Education
The GMG Community School District serves the community. The district was established on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the Garwin and Green Mountain school districts.[7]
References
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Iowa". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Green Mountain CDP, Iowa: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9781581038972.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
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