Greensburg, Louisiana

Greensburg is a town in, and the parish seat of, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 629 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.

Greensburg is one of the oldest towns in Louisiana.<ref>See LA 1077 <--Wrong highway, December 2015.</ref> It has two 19th-century properties listed on the 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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert 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>Climate Summary for Greensburg, Louisiana</ref>

Demographics

Greensburg, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	417	351	263	66.09%	48.89%	41.81%
Black or African American alone (NH)	207	354	313	32.81%	49.30%	49.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	4	0.00%	0.14%	0.64%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0	3	0.16%	0.00%	0.48%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.16%
Other race alone (NH)	0	1	0	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	3	24	0.16%	0.42%	3.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	8	21	0.79%	1.11%	3.34%
Total	631	718	629	100.00%	100.00%	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">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="peop_Fire">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Stacy Aline Singleton Head, 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

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