Editing Greensburg, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                       = Greensburg, Louisiana
| official_name              = Town of Greensburg
| settlement_type            = [[Town]]
| image_skyline              = File:St. Helena College and Career Academy Stadium, Louisiana.jpg
| imagesize                  = 
| image_caption              = St. Helena College and Career Academy stadium
| image_map                  = File:St. Helena Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Greensburg Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                    = 
| map_caption                = Location of Greensburg in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1                 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1                   = 
| map_caption1               = Location of Louisiana in the United States
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type           = Country
| subdivision_name           = United States
| subdivision_type1          = State
| subdivision_name1          = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2          = Parish
| subdivision_name2          = [[St. Helena Parish, Louisiana|St. Helena]]
<!-- Government -->
| established_title          = Founded
| established_date           = 
| founder                    = 
| named_for                  = 
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| government_type            = 
| governing_body             = 
| leader_party               = 
| leader_title               = Mayor
| leader_name                = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                  = Imperial
| area_footnotes             = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2             = 6.54
| area_total_sq_mi           = 2.52
| area_land_km2              = 6.52
| area_land_sq_mi            = 2.52
| area_water_km2             = 0.01
| area_water_sq_mi           = 0.01
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of           = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes       = 
| population_total           = 629
| population_density_km2     = 96.42
| population_density_sq_mi   = 249.70
| population_demonym         = 
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| timezone                   = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset                 = -6
| timezone_DST               = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST             = -5
| elevation_footnotes        = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft               = 223
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| postal_code_type           = ZIP code
| postal_code                = 70441
| area_code                  = [[Area code 225|225]]
| blank_name                 = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                 = 22-31565
| blank1_name                = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                = 2406615<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406615}}</ref>
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'''Greensburg''' is a town in, and the [[parish seat]] of, [[St. Helena Parish, Louisiana|St. Helena Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 629 in 2020. It is part of the [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] [[Baton Rouge metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

Greensburg is one of the oldest towns in Louisiana.<ref>See [[LA 1077#Route description|LA 1077]] ''<--Wrong highway, December 2015''.</ref> It has two 19th-century properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana|National Register of Historic Places]], the old land office and the old parish jail.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.40% is water.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Greensburg has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=468361&cityname=Greensburg%2C+Louisiana%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Greensburg, Louisiana]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 160
|1880= 297
|1890= 280
|1900= 315
|1910= 268
|1920= 286
|1930= 262
|1940= 389
|1950= 423
|1960= 512
|1970= 652
|1980= 662
|1990= 583
|2000= 631
|2010= 718
|2020= 629
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Greensburg, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Greensburg town, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2231565&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greensburg town, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2231565&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greensburg town, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2231565&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|417
|351
|style='background: #ffffe6; |263
|66.09%
|48.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|207
|354
|style='background: #ffffe6; |313
|32.81%
|49.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.76%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.64%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.16%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.16%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.82%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.79%
|1.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.34%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''631'''
|'''718'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''629'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 629 people, 232 households, and 159 families residing in the town.

==Education==
Greensburg and all of St. Helena Parish are served by the [[St. Helena Parish School System]]. Zoned campuses include St. Helena Early Learning Center Elementary (Grades PK-2), St. Helena Art and Technology Academy (Grades 3-6), and St. Helena College and Career Academy (Grades 7-12).

==Notable people==

* The parents of actor and director [[Tyler Perry]] are from Greensburg. In their honor, Perry made Greensburg the birthplace of his most famous character, [[Madea]].<ref name="obit_Will">{{Cite web |title=Willie Maxine Campbell Perry Obituary (2009) The Times-Picayune |author= |work=Legacy.com |date= |access-date=September 1, 2021 |url= https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/willie-perry-obituary?pid=137156608}}</ref><ref name="peop_Fire">{{Cite web |title=Fire Destroys Louisiana Home of Tyler Perry's Father |author= |work=People |date= |access-date=September 1, 2021 |url= https://people.com/human-interest/tyler-perry-father-house-fire/}}</ref>
* [[Stacy Head|Stacy Aline Singleton Head]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[New Orleans City Council]], reared in Greensburg
*[[Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes]], first woman to serve in the [[Louisiana Legislature]], born and lived in Greensburg

==References==
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{{St. Helena Parish, Louisiana}}
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[[Category:Towns in Baton Rouge metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Parish seats in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]