Greensburg, Kansas

**Greensburg** is a city in,  Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Kiowa County. In 2020, 740 people lived there.

In the evening of May 4, 2007, Greensburg was hit by an EF5 tornado that traveled quickly through the area. It destroyed at least 95 percent of the city. It killed eleven people between the ages of 46 and 84.

Greensburg today is a model "green town". It is often described as the greenest in America. The hospital, city hall, and school have all been built to the highest certification level issued by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Greensburg is also home to the world's largest hand-dug well.

### 21st century

At 9:45 p.m. CDT on May 4, 2007, during a deadly tornado outbreak, Greensburg was hit by an EF5 tornado. The tornado was estimated to be  in width — wider than the city itself — and traveled for nearly . Tornado sirens sounded in the city twenty minutes before the tornado struck, and a tornado emergency was issued, which undoubtedly saved many lives.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and President George W. Bush both declared Kiowa County a disaster area, which opened up the affected areas for national and international aid. The tornado killed 10 people in Greensburg and two more in neighboring towns.

## Geography

Greensburg is at  (37.604875, -99.289569). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 740 people, 329 households, and 176 families living in Greensburg. Of the households, 60.5% owned their home and 39.5% rented their home.

The median age was 44.4 years. Of the people, 88.6% were White, 2.3% were Black, 1.8% were Asian, 0.5% were Pacific Islanders, 0.3% were Native American, 0.4% were from some other race, and 6.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 777 people, 355 households, and 212 families living in Greensburg.

## Education

Greensburg is served by USD 422 Kiowa County Schools. The Kiowa County High School mascot is Mavericks.

## Other websites

**Official sites**
- City of Greensburg
- Greensburg - Directory of Public Officials

**2007 tornado**
- Damage: Article 1, Article 2, Article 3
- Recovery: Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4 , Article 5
- Before: Photos before 2007 tornado
- , from _Hatteberg's People_ on KAKE TV news

**Other sites**
- The Big Well and Pallasite Meteorite
- Kiowa County Signal
- USD 422, local school district
- Greensburg City Map

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Greensburg, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Greensburg kansas watertower 2009.jpg
- **image caption**: Greensburg Water Tower (2009)
- **image map**: Kiowa_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Greensburg_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Kiowa County, Kansas, Kiowa County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Kiowa Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Kiowa County, Kansas, Kiowa County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Kiowa County, Kansas, Kiowa
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1885
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1886
- **named for**: D.R. Green
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.79
- **area land sq mi**: 1.79
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 4.63
- **area land km2**: 4.63
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2234
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 740
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67054
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485585