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Welcome to Greene County ...

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

The community of Jefferson is the Seat for Greene County.

Greene County was founded January 15, 1851 and was created by taking area from Dallas County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Greene had a population of 8,888 people. This is a decrease of 5.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,362 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greene represented 0.31% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Greene County:

  • Churdan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Churdan is located in Greene County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Dana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dana is located in Greene County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Grand Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paton is located in Greene County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paton <2>
  • Rippey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rippey is located in Greene County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Scranton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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