Greenfield

 

town (1990 pop. 18,666), seat of Franklin co., NW Mass., at the confluence of the Deerfield and Green rivers, near their junction with the Connecticut; settled 1686, set off from Deerfield and inc. 1753. The first cutlery factory in the United States was established there in the early 1800s. Other products include silverware, electronic components, and lumber. Agriculture and dairy farming are also important. The town, the eastern terminus of the Mohawk Trail, was the site of many Native American attacks until 1735. A historical museum is in the town. Asher Benjamin was born there, and several buildings designed by him remain. Poet's Seat Tower provides a spectacular view of the town.

Greenfield, Wisconsin
Location of Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°57′47″N 87°59′45″W / 42.96306, -87.99583
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Milwaukee
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation 3	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-311752
GNIS feature ID	15658413

For other places with the same name, see Greenfield (town), Wisconsin

Greenfield is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 35,476 at the 2000 census. Greenfield was the final municipality in Milwaukee County to incorporate, and was the final municipality to leave the Township form of government in 1957. This was done to prevent total annexation by the City of Milwaukee. Before 1957, Milwaukee slowly nibbled away at Greenfield's land.

Geography

Greenfield is located at 42°57′47″N, 87°59′45″W (42.963034, -87.995943)¹. The Root River flows through the western part of the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.9 km² (11.6 mi²). 29.9 km² (11.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.09% is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 35,476 people, 15,697 households, and 9,167 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,185.9/km² (3,072.5/mi²). There were 16,203 housing units at an average density of 541.6/km² (1,403.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.72% White, 0.98% African American, 0.44% Native American, 2.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 15,697 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,230, and the median income for a family was $56,272. Males had a median income of $40,056 versus $30,212 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,755. About 3.4% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Residents

• Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR driver
• Dan Jansen, Olympic Gold medalist

External links

• City of Greenfield
• Greenfield Historical Society
• History of Greenfield

Coordinates: 42.963034° N 87.995943° W

Municipalities and communities of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
County seat: Milwaukee
Cities	Cudahy | Franklin | Glendale | Greenfield | Milwaukee | Oak Creek | South Milwaukee | St. Francis | Wauwatosa | West Allis
Villages	Bayside | Brown Deer | Fox Point | Greendale | Hales Corners | River Hills | Shorewood | West Milwaukee | Whitefish Bay

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Surrounding municipalities (over 10,000 inhabitants)
Brookfield° | Brown Deer‡ | Caledonia‡ | Cedarburg° | Cudahy° | Delafield° | Franklin° | Germantown‡ | Glendale° | Grafton‡ | Greendale‡ | Greenfield° | Menomonee Falls‡ | Mequon° | Muskego° | New Berlin° | Oak Creek° | Oconomowoc° | Pewaukee° | Richfield* | Shorewood‡ | South Milwaukee° | Waukesha° | Wauwatosa° | West Allis° | Whitefish Bay‡ |
(less than 10,000 inhabitants)
Bayside‡ | Big Bend‡ | Brookfield* | Butler‡ | Chenequa‡ | Dousman‡ | Elm Grove‡ | Fox Point‡ | Genesee* | Hales Corners‡ | Hartland‡ | Ixonia* | Lac La Belle‡ | Lannon‡ | Lisbon* | Merton‡ | Mukwonago‡ | Nashotah‡ | North Prairie‡ | Pewaukee‡ | Oconomowoc Lake‡ | Okauchee Lake§ | Ottawa* | River Hills‡ | Saukville‡ | Saint Francis° | Summit* | Sussex‡ | Thiensville‡ | Vernon* | Wales‡ | West Milwaukee‡ |
Counties
Jefferson | Milwaukee | Ozaukee | Racine | Washington | Waukesha |
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