Welcome to Green ...

The city of Green is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Green: Named for Nehemiah Green, Governor of Kansas.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Green has a population of 119 people<2> (see below for details).

Green is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Green lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Green: (785)

The ZIP code for Green: 67447<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Green had an population of 119 people. This is a decrease of 7.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Green had a population of 128 people. This makes Green the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 128 people, the population of Green decreased 12.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 147 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Green.

Communities Also Named Green ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Green - they are located in California (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green.

Communities near Green ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green.

• Clay Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <5>
• Riley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Riley is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Former names for Riley:
  • Riley Center
  • Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <5>
• Wakefield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Milford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Clifton has also been known as:
  • West Clifton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Leonardville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
  • Leonardville is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Leonardville has also been known as:
  • Leonard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <5>
• Linn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <5>
• Morganville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
  • Morganville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Morganville has also been known as:
  • Morgantown
• Randolph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
• Palmer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Green. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Green.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green ...

Looking for more information about Green? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Green, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Green.

Adding Green to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Green was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Green post office opened in 1881.

We also found Green in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/