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Greendale, Wisconsin
Location of Greendale, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°56′15″N 87°59′49″W / 42.9375, -87.99694
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Milwaukee
Area
- Total	5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
- Land	5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation GR3	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	14,405
- Density	2,571.8/sq mi (993.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-31125GR2
GNIS feature ID	1565837GR3

Greendale is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, with a 2005 population of 13,860. Greendale is the headquarters community for the United States Bowling Congress.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Notable residents 5 See also 6 External links

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:

1. to demonstrate a new kind of suburban community planning that would combine many of the advantages of both city and country life.
2. to provide good housing at reasonable rents for moderate-income families.
3. 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.

Greendale is located at 42°56′15″N, 87°59′49″W (42.937615, -87.996884).^GR1 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 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), of which, 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²) of it is land and 0.18% is water.

As of the 2000 census, there were 14,405 people, 6,011 households, and 4,207 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,571.8 people per square mile (993.2/km²). There were 6,165 housing units at an average density of 1,100.7/sq mi (425.1/km²). 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.

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. About 3.0% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

• Actress Jane Kaczmarek, best known for her role as Lois in Malcolm in the Middle, was born and raised in Greendale.
• Noted folklorist and linguist Jeremiah Curtin was born in Greendale. His boyhood home stands as a historic landmark.
• World famous clarinetist Brian Viliunas was born and raised in Greendale, and currently resides there.

• Greendale High School

William H. Hughes, Ph.D. Born August 14, 1955 Madison, Wisconsin. Graduated University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1977 B.S. Education, 1984, M.S.Educational Administration, and 1992 Ph.D in Educational Leadership from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Disseration Topic: Approaches Superintendents Use to Establish Relationships With the Board of Education. He currently is Superintendent of the Greendale School District. This is a position he has held since 1996. He is involved in the civic mission of schools and a consultant to school districts throughout the United States. Dr. Hughes is shown as a child at the beginning of the film, The War at Home. The War at Home was a documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin, area during the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and interviews with the participants to explore the events of the period on around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus

• Village of Greendale
• Greendale Life: Greendale News, Events & Businesses
• Greendale Originals: The History of Greendale from 1938 to the Present

• Greendale, Wisconsin is at coordinates 42°56′15″N 87°59′49″W / 42.937615, -87.996884Coordinates: 42°56′15″N 87°59′49″W / 42.937615, -87.996884

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