Editing Greenwood, Delaware

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Greenwood, Delaware
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Greenwood in Sussex County, Delaware.
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| pushpin_label      = Greenwood
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Delaware

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| subdivision_name2  = {{flagicon image|Flag of Sussex County, Delaware.gif}} [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Branden Cessna<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greenwood.delaware.gov/council-members/ | title=Council Members }}</ref>
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| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1856
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = March 9, 1901
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| area_total_km2     = 2.06
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| population_total   = 990
| population_density_km2 = 481.47
| population_density_sq_mi = 1246.85
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_ft       = 43
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 19950
| area_code          = [[Area code 302|302]]
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| blank_info         = 10-31560
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'''Greenwood''' is a town in [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex County]], [[Delaware]], United States. The population was 973 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], an increase of 16.2% over the previous decade. It is part of the [[Salisbury metropolitan area|Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The [[Richards Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

The official [[Delaware]] snow depth record was established near Greenwood on February 7, 2010, after the [[February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard]] resulted in a measurement of 28 inches. The record was measured at the Greenwood 2.9 SE station of the [[Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wboc.com/story/43421705/snow-depth-measurement-from-2010-becomes-delaware-record|title = Snow Depth Measurement from 2010 Becomes Delaware Record| date=February 28, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.middletowntranscript.com/story/news/2021/02/27/delaware-has-new-daily-snow-depth-record-snowfall-greenwood-delaware-national-weather-service/6850318002/|title = Delaware has a new daily snow depth record ... 11 years later}}</ref>

==Geography==
Greenwood is located at {{coord|38|48|25|N|75|35|29|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} all land.

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-07-07 09 09 47 View south along U.S. Route 13 (Sussex Highway) at Delaware State Route 16 and Delaware State Route 36 (East Market Street) in Greenwood, Sussex County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|US 13 southbound in Greenwood]]
Road is the main method of transport to and from Greenwood. [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]] (Sussex Highway) is the main highway serving the town, connecting to points north and south. [[Delaware Route 16]] and [[Delaware Route 36]] also pass through concurrently on an east–west alignment along Market Street. The [[Delmarva Central Railroad]]'s Delmarva Subdivision line passes north–south through Greenwood.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Central Railroad|date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Carload Express|url=http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 109
|1890= 254
|1910= 362
|1920= 500
|1930= 527
|1940= 573
|1950= 746
|1960= 768
|1970= 654
|1980= 578
|1990= 578
|2000= 837
|2010= 973
|2020= 990
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Greenwood, Delaware 2020f.jpg|thumb|left|Public library]]
[[File:Greenwood, Delaware 2020e.jpg|thumb|left|Former train station]]
[[File:Greenwood, Delaware 2020d.jpg|thumb|left|Former fire station]]

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 837 people, 335 households, and 211 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,267.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 394 housing units at an average density of {{convert|596.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 74.91% White, 22.58% African American, 1.08% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.87%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

Of the 335 households 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.9% of households were one person and 14.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.15.

The age distribution was 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median household income was $35,588 and the median family income was $40,000. Males had a median income of $30,066 versus $21,094 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,918. About 8.3% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Greenwood is in the [[Woodbridge School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10005_sussex/DC20SD_C10005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref> Its high school is [[Woodbridge High School (Delaware)|Woodbridge High School]].

==Notable people==
* [[Simeon S. Pennewill]], politician, Governor of Delaware (1909–1913)
* [[Earle D. Willey]], politician, US Congressman (1943–1945)
* [[Hugh M. Morris]], attorney, US District Court Judge (1878–1966)
*[[Mary Rawlinson Creason]], honored aviator (1924–2021)

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://greenwood.delaware.gov/}}
{{Sussex County, Delaware}}

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[[Category:Towns in Sussex County, Delaware]]
[[Category:Towns in Delaware]]
[[Category:Salisbury metropolitan area]]