Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States[1]. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania and it was incorporated into the state in 1822.[citation needed] The city became the county seat of Putnam County.[1] The population was 9,880 at the 2000 census.[2] It is located near Interstate 70 between Terre Haute and Indianapolis in the west-central portion of the state.[citation needed]
Education
Carnegie Library in Greencastle
- Peace Lutheran School (preschool-6th grade) private school[3]
- Greencastle's public schools are operated by the Greencastle Community School Corporation[4]
- Greencastle High School[5]
- Greencastle Middle School[6]
- Tzouanakis Intermediate School (grades 3-5)[7]
- Martha J. Ridpath Primary School (K-2)[8]
- Deer Meadow Primary School (K-2)[9]
- DePauw University, a small liberal arts college.[10]
Greencastle has a municipal Carnegie library.[citation needed]
Geography
Greencastle is located at 39°38′32″N 86°51′22″W / 39.64222°N 86.85611°W / 39.64222; -86.85611 (39.642297, -86.855988)[11][page needed].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.9 km²), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.[page needed]
Demographics
German V-1 mounted atop a Victory Vee
As of the census of 2000 there were 9,880 people and 3,353 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 2.4% African American, 1.3% Hispanic, 1.4% Asian, 1.5% from other races/>
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