Greendale, Wisconsin
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Greendale is a village located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 14,405.
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Geography
Image:WIMap-doton-Greendale.pngGreendale is located at 42°56'15" North, 87°59'49" West (42.937615, -87.996884)Template:GR. The Root River flows through the western part of the village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.5 km² (5.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.18% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 14,405 people, 6,011 households, and 4,207 families residing in the village. The population density was 993.2/km² (2,571.8/mi²). There were 6,165 housing units at an average density of 425.1/km² (1,100.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.18% White, 0.28% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 2.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,011 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% 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 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $55,553, and the median income for a family was $65,071. Males had a median income of $47,534 versus $31,576 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,363. 3.9% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the poverty line. 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
History
Greendale had its beginnings in 1936 during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration when the Department of Agriculture began construction of three new communities known as the Greenbelt towns. The two other Greenbelt communities are Greenbelt, Maryland and Greenhills, Ohio.
In starting this program during the Depression years, the Resettlement Administration had three main objectives in mind:
- to demonstrate a new kind of suburban community planning that would combine many of the advantages of both city and country life.
- to provide good housing at reasonable rents for moderate-income families.
- to give jobs to thousands of unemployed workers, which would result in a lasting economic and social benefit to the community where the work was undertaken.
To achieve all of these purposes, the federal government bought 3,400 acres (14 km²) of farmland three miles (5 km) southwest of the city limits of Milwaukee. Here the community was laid out with a "greenbelt" of parkland, garden areas and farms encircling the entire urban development.
In the village's center is its business district; nearby, at the end of the wide central thoroughfare Broad Street, is Village Hall, just as when the Village was opened for business in 1938.
The village has very strict zoning laws intended to preserve the aesthetic appearance of the community. Permits are required even for plantings such as hedges and trees.