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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Greensburg, Indiana
| settlement_type = City
| nickname = Tree City
| image_skyline = Franklin Street, Greensburg, IN (48477310671).jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Franklin Street in Downtown Greensburg
| image_flag = Flag of Greensburg, Indiana.png
| image_seal =
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Greensburg, Indiana.svg
| blank_emblem_type = Logo
| image_map = Decatur County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Greensburg Highlighted 1829718.svg
| mapsize = 250x200px
| map_caption = Location of Greensburg in Decatur County, Indiana.
| image_map1 =
| mapsize1 =
| map_caption1 =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Washington Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Washington]], [[Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Adams]], [[Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana|Clay]]
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Joshua Marsh ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]){{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
| established_date = 
| 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_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 24.37
| area_land_km2 = 24.25
| area_water_km2 = 0.12
| area_total_sq_mi = 9.41
| area_land_sq_mi = 9.36
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
| area_note =
| population_footnotes =
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| population_note =
| population_total = 12312
| population_density_sq_mi = 1315.10
| population_density_km2 = 507.76
| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 942
| coordinates = {{coord|39|21|10|N|85|30|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.cityofgreensburg.com/}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 47240
| area_code = [[Area code 812|812]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 18-29718<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 2394992<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394992}}</ref>
| footnotes =
}}

'''Greensburg''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Decatur County, Indiana]], United States. The population was 12,312 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509170006/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2015-05-09 }}</ref>

==Etymology==
Greensburg founder [[Thomas Hendricks Sr.]]'s wife named the city in honor of her native town, [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Ronald L. |url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake |title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History |date=October 1995 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-32866-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n168 151] |quote=...his wife with naming it for Greensburg, Pennsylvania... |url-access=registration}}</ref> Its first post office opened in 1823 and spelled the city's name as Greensburgh until 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decatur County |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Decatur |access-date=31 August 2014 |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History}}</ref>

==History==
Greensburg was laid out in 1822 by Col Thomas Hendricks, a veteran of the [[War of 1812]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harding, Lewis Albert |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard |title=History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions |publisher=B.F. Bowen |year=1915 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard/page/n635 156]}}</ref>

Michigan Road was completed in 1837, bringing more people to settle and visit the growing town. After the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and St. Louis Railroad was completed in 1853, the town boomed. Agriculture, foundries, millineries, wholesale grocers, and other businesses took advantage of Greenburg's strategic rail position.<ref name="ACHP">{{Cite web |title=Greensburg, Indiana |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/greensburg-indiana |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=www.achp.gov |publisher=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>

===20th century===
At the beginning of the twentieth century, race relations in Greensburg worsened, leading to the expulsion of African Americans from the city after race riots against them in 1906<ref>Peter M. Bergman and Mort N. Bergman, The Chronological History of the Negro in America (NY: Mentor, 1969): 347.</ref> and 1907.<ref>Fort Wayne Daily News. Fort Wayne, IN: 1 May 1907: 3.</ref> According to [[James W. Loewen]], Greensburg then was for decades a [[sundown town]], a town that was purposely all-white.<ref>James Loewen. ''Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism'', New York: New Press, 2005.</ref>

''[[The Indianapolis News]]'' reported that the [[Greensburg Race Riot|incident on April 30, 1907]], in which white residents drove non-whites from Greensburg, began as local outrage increased following a reported assault on a well-known [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur County]] woman by John Green, a Black man.<ref name="Indianapolis News">{{Cite news |date=May 2, 1907 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-riot-due-to-laxity/157351742/ |title=Riot Due to Laxity in Enforcing Laws |work=[[The Indianapolis News]] |location=Greensburg, Indiana |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The ''News'' asserted that the incident was not a race war and was instead "the work of whiskey and every good citizen of Greensburg deplores it."<ref name="Indianapolis News" /> The ''News'' put further blame on a "wide-open policy" that allowed "disreputable whites and depraved negroes" that had been in force for two years.<ref name="Indianapolis News" />

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Greensburg has a total area of {{convert|9.315|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.52%) is land and {{convert|0.045|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.48%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1829718
|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
|access-date=2015-07-28
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084934/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1829718
|archive-date=2020-02-13
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===Climate===
Greensburg is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. Temperatures are high and can lead to warm, oppressive nights. Summers are usually somewhat wetter than winters, with much of the rainfall coming from convectional thunderstorm activity. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]" (Humid Subtropical Climate).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=745321&cityname=Greensburg,+Indiana,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Greensburg, Indiana Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Greensburg, Indiana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1985–2021
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 93
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 74

|Jan avg record high F = 59.5
|Feb avg record high F = 64.1
|Mar avg record high F = 73.2
|Apr avg record high F = 81.1
|May avg record high F = 86.9
|Jun avg record high F = 91.2
|Jul avg record high F = 92.4
|Aug avg record high F = 92.0
|Sep avg record high F = 89.5
|Oct avg record high F = 82.9
|Nov avg record high F = 71.0
|Dec avg record high F = 62.5
|year avg record high F = 93.8

|Jan high F = 36.2
|Feb high F = 40.6
|Mar high F = 51.0
|Apr high F = 63.7
|May high F = 73.5
|Jun high F = 81.6
|Jul high F = 84.5
|Aug high F = 83.4
|Sep high F = 77.7
|Oct high F = 65.8
|Nov high F = 52.0
|Dec high F = 40.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 28.9
|Feb mean F = 32.4
|Mar mean F = 41.9
|Apr mean F = 53.7
|May mean F = 64.1
|Jun mean F = 72.4
|Jul mean F = 75.4
|Aug mean F = 73.9
|Sep mean F = 67.5
|Oct mean F = 55.7
|Nov mean F = 43.4
|Dec mean F = 33.6
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 21.6
|Feb low F = 24.1
|Mar low F = 32.7
|Apr low F = 43.6
|May low F = 54.7
|Jun low F = 63.3
|Jul low F = 66.3
|Aug low F = 64.4
|Sep low F = 57.3
|Oct low F = 45.6
|Nov low F = 34.8
|Dec low F = 26.5
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -0.2
|Feb avg record low F = 5.7
|Mar avg record low F = 15.0
|Apr avg record low F = 28.0
|May avg record low F = 37.8
|Jun avg record low F = 49.9
|Jul avg record low F = 54.7
|Aug avg record low F = 53.4
|Sep avg record low F = 42.4
|Oct avg record low F = 30.1
|Nov avg record low F = 20.2
|Dec avg record low F = 8.1
|year avg record low F = -3.0

|Jan record low F = -21
|Feb record low F = -12
|Mar record low F = 3
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 49
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 8
|Dec record low F = -21

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.40
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.76
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.77
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.91
|May precipitation inch = 5.08
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.41
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.97
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.03
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.37
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.60
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.47
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.6
|Feb precipitation days = 9.1
|Mar precipitation days = 11.3
|Apr precipitation days = 12.9
|May precipitation days = 12.8
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.2
|Aug precipitation days = 8.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.5
|Oct precipitation days = 8.0
|Nov precipitation days = 9.1
|Dec precipitation days = 10.9

|Jan snow inch = 4.4
|Feb snow inch = 3.8
|Mar snow inch = 1.7
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 0.2
|Dec snow inch = 3.1
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.7
|Feb snow days = 2.5
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.3
|Dec snow days = 2.5

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00123547&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Greensburg, IN
|access-date = March 12, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ind
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Indianapolis
|access-date = March 12, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1202
|1860= 1283
|1880= 3198
|1890= 3596
|1900= 5034
|1910= 5420
|1920= 5345
|1930= 5702
|1940= 6065
|1950= 6619
|1960= 7492
|1970= 8620
|1980= 9254
|1990= 9286
|2000= 10260
|2010= 11492
|2020= 12312
|footnote=Source: US Census Bureau
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 11,492 people, 4,661 households, and 2,927 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1239.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,185 housing units at an average density of {{convert|559.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 4,661 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 37 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 10,260 people, 4,178 households, and 2,778 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,140.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,420 housing units at an average density of {{convert|922.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

[[File:Greensburg-indiana-from-above.jpg|thumb|right|Greensburg from the air, looking north.]]

There were 4,178 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39, and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,029, and the median income for a family was $45,439. Males had a median income of $31,662 versus $24,605 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,829. About 8.0% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Honda]] Motor Company operates an automobile manufacturing plant ([[Honda Manufacturing of Indiana]], LLC) along [[Interstate 74]] in Greensburg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiana.honda.com/honda-fact-sheet|title=The facts and figures of what we do.|author=Administrator|work=honda.com|access-date=3 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511011146/http://www.indiana.honda.com/honda-fact-sheet|archive-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> This facility, also called Indiana Auto Plant or IAP, is the largest employer in the city as of 2026. Honda purchased {{convert|1,700|acre|km2}} at the northwest edge of Greensburg in 2006. Mass production of the [[Honda Civic (eighth generation)]] sedan commenced at IAP on October 9, 2008. A second shift was added in fall 2011.<ref name="Civic hybrid"/> Production capacity was increased by 25% to accommodate the start of production of the Civic hybrid in early 2013.<ref name="Civic hybrid"/> In 2018, Honda invested [[US$]]32.5 million to expand its plant with a new 19,200 square-foot building for new in-house subassembly of vehicles' front end module, including radiator and cooling fan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perleberg |first1=Mike |title=Honda Will Begin Manufacturing New Insight Hybrid In Greensburg |url=https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/honda-will-begin-manufacturing-new-insight-hybrid-in-greensburg/ |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Eagle Country 99.3 |date=15 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Eaton |first1=Dan |title=Honda investing in Ohio as Insight production ramps up |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2018/05/15/honda-investing-in-ohio-as-insight-production.html |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Columbus Business First |publisher=www.bizjournals.com |date=15 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Honda Launches All-New 2019 Insight Sedan into Production in Indiana (14 May 2018)|url=https://indiana.honda.com/article/honda-launches-all-new-2019-insight-sedan-into-production-in-indiana |website=indiana.honda.com |access-date=27 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2026, IAP employs over 2,600 associates<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana Auto Plant|url=https://manufacturing.honda.com/indiana-auto-plant/ |website=manufacturing.honda.com |access-date=7 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref> and produces the eleventh-generation [[Honda Civic (eleventh generation)|Honda Civic]] hatchback<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-automobiles/releases/release-cb177600e922c8a5fcfa01b9b802258c-honda-begins-civic-hatchback-production-in-indiana-first-time-in-america|title=Honda Begins Civic Hatchback Production in Indiana; First Time in America|work=American Honda|date=20 September 2021|access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> and sixth-generation [[Honda CR-V (Sixth generation)|Honda CR-V]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hondainamerica.com/news/honda-begins-first-production-suvs-indiana-2017-cr-v/|title=Honda Begins First Production of SUVs in Indiana with 2017 CR-V|work=American Honda|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> Previously, the 2012 [[Acura ILX]] hybrid assembled at IAP became the first hybrid model built by Honda in North America.<ref name="Civic hybrid">{{cite news |title=Honda to build Civic Hybrid in Indiana, will boost plant capacity by 25% |url=https://www.autonews.com/article/20120718/OEM01/120719841/honda-to-build-civic-hybrid-in-indiana-will-boost-plant-capacity-by-25 |access-date=27 September 2019 |work=Automotive News |date=18 July 2012 |language=en}}</ref> Honda has been exporting IAP assembled Civics to Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan since 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Honda's Indiana Plant Begins Production of 2010 Civic Sedans for Export |url=https://indiana.honda.com/article/hondas-indiana-plant-begins-production-of-2010-civic-sedans-for-export |website=indiana.honda.com |access-date=27 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honda Moving Accord Production from Ohio to Greensburg Indiana|date=14 March 2023 |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/honda-moving-accord-production-from-ohio-to-greensburg-indiana/531-f861b131-aed9-4cad-9da9-e7de49024928}}</ref>

[[Delta Faucet Company]] has operated a manufacturing facility in the city since 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major Employers for Decatur County |url=http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/major_employers.asp?areaID=031 |access-date=May 7, 2021 |website=Hoosiers by the Numbers}}</ref> In addition to faucet components, Delta's Greensburg plant also produces bath tubs and shower fixtures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The rebirth of Delta Faucet's plant |url=https://www.greensburgdailynews.com/news/local_news/the-rebirth-of-delta-faucets-plant/article_a28e3827-ac7f-5d82-b7ed-7fa1ab37b15f.html |access-date=May 21, 2021 |website=Greensburg Daily News|date=24 January 2014 }}</ref>

==Culture==
===Historical society===
The Historical Society of Decatur County established a museum in 1976 in a historic former residence. The museum underwent an expansion and renovation in 2006, providing better facilities for storage, record keeping, and exhibits. Visits to the Historical Society Museum and a Pioneer Day event provide students an interactive learning experience on the life of the area's first settlers. Another school enrichment project allows students to research historic buildings, focusing on the age, architecture, use and other information that would help place the structure within the community's story. The results are then condensed onto bronze plaques placed on the exterior of the buildings.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivaram |first=Deepa |last2=Khalid |first2=Asma |date=October 24, 2021 |title=An Indiana town is wooing new residents with on-demand grandparents |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/10/24/1048790487/an-indiana-town-is-wooing-new-residents-with-on-demand-grandparents |access-date=2021-10-25 |work=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> The incentive package included $5,000 to offset moving expenses, a year's membership to the local co-working space and YMCA, gift cards to the seasonal farmers market, tickets throughout the year to productions at the local playhouse, home-cooked meals and a program called "Grandparents on Demand", which offered babysitting hours and a stand in on Grandparents Day at school.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2021 |title=Greensburg offers cash incentives to potential residents |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/greensburg-cash-incentive-move-relocate-residents/531-149362de-eacd-4638-8356-92344e03a531 |access-date=4 November 2021 |publisher=WTHR}}</ref>

===Landmarks===
The [[Bromwell Wire Works]], [[Decatur County Courthouse (Indiana)|Decatur County Courthouse]], [[Greensburg Carnegie Public Library]], [[Greensburg Downtown Historic District (Greensburg, Indiana)|Greensburg Downtown Historic District]], [[Bright B. Harris House]], [[Jerman School]], and [[Knights of Pythias Building and Theatre]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

===Tree on the Courthouse Tower===
[[File:Decatur County Courthouse, Greensburg, IN (48477403112).jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Tree on the Courthouse Tower in Greensburg, Indiana]]

The [[Decatur County Courthouse (Indiana)|Decatur County Courthouse]] in Greensburg is known for a tree which grows from the top of the Courthouse Tower, giving Greensburg its nickname, "Tree City".

There have been one or more trees growing continually since the first tree was noticed in the early 1870s. Later, other small trees appeared on the clock tower.

County officials were initially concerned that the trees would cause damage to the roof, and a steeplejack was hired in the 1880s to remove some of them. Two trees were left, with one ultimately growing to a height of nearly {{convert|15|ft|m}}. By the time it died, another tree had appeared.

Today, there are two trees on the tower. During a recent tree trimming a piece of the tree was examined by several Purdue University foresters and they positively identified the tree as a [[mulberry tree]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/Greensburg's_Famous_Tower_Tree.htm|title=Greensburg's Famous Tower Tree|work=in.gov|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Greensburg is located adjacent to [[Interstate 74]] halfway between [[Indianapolis]] and [[Cincinnati]]. [[U.S. Route 421]] links Greensburg with Indianapolis to the north and [[Lexington, Kentucky]], to the south. [[Indiana State Road 3|State Road 3]] connects Greensburg with [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]] and [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] to the north and the Indiana suburbs of [[Louisville, Kentucky]], to the south. [[Indiana State Road 46|State Road 46]] links the community with [[Columbus, Indiana|Columbus]], [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], and [[Terre Haute]] to the west and [[Batesville, Indiana|Batesville]] to the east. Recently a construction project, which has made going east on [[Interstate 74]] from the ramp west of town possible, has been completed.

Greensburg is a likely train stop on the proposed high-speed rail line between Indianapolis and Cincinnati. This line is part of the [[Midwest Regional Rail Initiative]], which is the master plan for a high-speed rail network throughout the midwestern United States.

The [[Greensburg Municipal Airport]] consists of a single runway measuring {{convert|3343|ft|m|abbr=on}}. by {{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=on}}. There are tentative plans to either expand the current runway or build a new airport elsewhere in Decatur County.

[[Indianapolis International Airport]] is located {{convert|59|mi|km}} from Greensburg, and [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]] is located {{convert|66|mi|km}} away.

==Education==
Almost all of the city territory is in the [[Greensburg Community Schools]], while small pieces extend into [[Decatur County Community Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18031_decatur/DC20SD_C18031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Decatur County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18031_decatur/DC20SD_C18031_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

== Media ==
Greensburg has one newspaper, the ''Greensburg Daily News'', which is published Mondays through Saturdays. The paper is owned by [[CNHI]].

Greensburg is also home to 1330 AM 104.3 FM [[WTRE (AM)|WTRE]], a locally owned and operated 500-watt AM/FM radio station that plays country music, local news, and local sports from area high schools.

==Notable people==
* [[Annie Laurie Adams Baird]] (1864–1916), Author and American missionary in Korea
* [[William Cumback]] (1829–1905), attorney, [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Army paymaster, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]], and 16th lieutenant governor of [[Indiana]]
* [[Carl G. Fisher]] (1874–1939), entrepreneur involved with starting [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] and developing [[Miami Beach]]
* [[James Bradford Foley]] (1807–1886), politician elected to Thirty-fifth Congress
* [[John Goodnow]] (1858–1907), United States consul general in Shanghai from 1897 to 1905
* [[Marc Griffin]] (born in 1956), lawyer, world's youngest judge
* [[Thomas Hendricks Sr.]] (1773–1835), veteran of [[War of 1812]], founded Greensburg in 1821, which was named by his wife in 1822; served in [[Indiana House of Representatives]] and [[Indiana State Senate]]
* [[Ezekiel J. Ingersoll]] (1838–1925), Illinois state representative and businessman
* [[Oliver Kessing]] (1890–1963), the third and last commissioner of the [[All-America Football Conference]]
* [[Rose McConnell Long]] (1892–1970), [[United States senator]] and the wife of [[Huey Long]]; third woman to ever serve in the U.S. Senate<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fairfield |first1=Hannah |last2=McLEAN |first2=ALAN |last3=Willis |first3=Derek |title=Women in the Senate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/22/us/politics/women-in-the-senate.html |access-date=2016-09-21 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* [[Bryant McIntosh]] (born November 20, 1994), [[college basketball]] player for [[Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball]] team
* [[Alex Meyer (baseball)|Alex Meyer]] (born in 1990), former Major League Baseball player for [[Los Angeles Angels]]
* [[Dave Robbins (trombonist)|Dave Robbins]], jazz trombonist, composer, and educator
* [[Wilbur Shaw]] (1902–1954), three-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner and president of [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
* [[Roy Henry Thorpe]] (1874–1951), politician elected to 67th United States Congress in 1922
* [[Gilbert Van Camp]] (1814–1900), businessman who founded Van Camp canning company
* [[John T. Wilder]] (1830–1917), Civil War Union General, known for commanding Lightning Brigade and for success at [[Battle of Chickamauga]]
* [[Aldred Scott Warthin]] (1866–1931), pathologist known as the "father of cancer genetics"
* Samantha Toney (born October 18, 1994), [[Miss Indiana USA]] in 2022

==See also==
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* White, Robert W. "The Greensburg Race Riot of 1907: Race and a Sundown Town." ''Indiana Magazine of History'' 119.1 (2023): 27–78. [https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/3/article/883489/summary excerpt]

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* [https://www.cityofgreensburg.com/ City of Greensburg, Indiana official website]
* [http://www.greensburgchamber.com Greensburg Chamber of Commerce]

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