Weather Forecasts | Weather Maps | Weather Radar Greenfield Greenfield was platted in 1834 by George Allen and an application was County had been so named. Allen appealed to Rev. James B. Corrington. Viewing the beautiful landscape, he said, “Let it be named Greenfield.” A proposed railroad line was halted by the Civil War – to be purchased in 1869 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. In 1883 the Litchfield, Carrollton and Western have Greenfield a much closer tie with the County seat. Greenfield had coal mine on the west edge of town until 1937. On the east side were mineral springs. The Greenfield Springs; used for healthful effects, are still evident today. Ponyland, owned by the Seacamp family sold ponies throughout the county. The Greenfield Bandwagon was built in 1875. It carried the Greenfield Cornet Band. It is now housed in the Illinois State Fairgrounds for preservation, and used sparingly in parades. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,179 people, 500 households, and 330 families residing in the city. The population density was 264.7/km² (687.2/mi²). There were 531 housing units at an average density of 119.2/km² (309.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.24% White, 0.08% African American, 0.42% Native American, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 500 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $36,908. Males had a median income of $27,961 versus $22,216 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,386. About 10.0% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

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