Greene Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Greene Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Joseph
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Km2:89.54
Area Land Km2:88.86
Area Water Km2:0.68
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:34.57
Area Land Sq Mi:34.31
Area Water Sq Mi:0.26
Area Water Percent:0.76
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2909
Population Density Km2:34.2
Population Density Sq Mi:88.6
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:224
Elevation Ft:735
Coordinates:41.6253°N -86.3333°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46554, 46614, 46619
Area Code:574
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:452852

Greene Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,040.[4]

Greene Township was established in 1836.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Greene Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.24 percent) is land and (0.76 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Sumption Prairie Cemetery.There is another township owned cemetery located on Pine road between Layton and Miller roads.

Lakes

School districts

Prior to 1930, there were several one room schoolhouses, numbering eight. On March 3, 1930, they consolidated into the Greene Township School.[9] The original section became the western wing, as a grade 1-12 school. It had an enrollment exceeding 600 in the 1950s. It ended high school classes due to a lower number of students. By 2018 it became known as the Greene Intermediate Center and was operated by the South Bend school district. In 2018, when it closed, its enrollment was 181, with some of the students living in South Bend, and it was the district's final school in the township.[10] At one point Hay Elementary School took a small portion of the township,[11] but it closed in 2021.[12]

In 2018 residents of Greene Township began plans to join the John Glenn School Corporation and leave the South Bend corporation, partly because they had a negative view of the South Bend district and partly because the Greene Intermediate Center, the district's final school in the township, closed in 2018, with the parents anticipating a reopening under new management.[13] At first the South Bend district did not approve of the plan, but in 2022 began talks on how to let Greene Township move to John Glenn.[14]

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Greene Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana . . March 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. 452852. Greene Township. 2009-07-07.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . 2009-07-07 .
  5. Book: Howard, Timothy Edward. A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. 1907. Lewis publishing Company. 276.
  6. Web site: Elementary school map 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225090934/https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_95cc9c29ae7845759f739cbe674932a7.pdf . 2022-02-25 . South Bend Community School Corporation. 2022-02-25. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  7. Web site: Middle school map 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225090747/https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_a07cb164e9b447afacb212d798e57904.pdf . 2022-02-25 . South Bend Community School Corporation. 2022-02-25. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  8. Web site: High school map 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225090808/https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_c21648438eea4ffdb5e30d9997327c17.pdf . 2022-02-25 . South Bend Community School Corporation. 2022-02-25. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  9. Web site: Home . Greene Intermediate Center . 2022-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317032656/http://greene.sb.school/ . 17 March 2017 . dead.
  10. Web site: Fosmoe. Margaret. Semmler. Ed. Decades-old South Bend school prepares to close its doors forever. South Bend Tribune. 2018-06-02. 2022-02-25.
  11. Web site: Elementary school map 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20220225092829/https://portal.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_1b59e2f8672842c881cd6c857cb613c6.pdf . 2022-02-25 . South Bend Community School Corporation. 2022-02-25. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  12. Web site: Beatty. Brooklyne. South Bend School Board votes to close Tarkington, Hay Elementary Schools. 9.53 MNC. 2021-02-23. 2022-02-25.
  13. Web site: Bauer. Caleb. Greene Township residents serious about leaving South Bend schools. South Bend Tribune. 2018-07-11. 2022-02-25.
  14. News: Lanich. Carley. South Bend may finally allow John Glenn schools to take Greene Township. Here's why.. South Bend Tribune. 2022-02-08. 2022-02-25.

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