Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Greene, IA

Greene began in 1855 as a postal area called Elm Springs, located on Coldwater Creek about three miles southwest of the present town in Butler County.

In 1871 the railroad chose a site on the east side of the Shell Rock River for a depot and roundhouse, pulling the Elm Springs community to Greene's present location.

The town was renamed Greene in 1871 in honor of Judge George Greene, president of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad, who donated land and money to the new community.

Greene was incorporated as a town in 1879.

The Shell Rock River bisects Greene, with the Iowa Highway 14 and County Road C13 bridges connecting its two halves, and a small portion of the city extends north into Floyd County.

Greene had 990 residents living in 459 households at the time of the 2020 census.

Greene's population peaked at 1,427 residents in 1960 and has slowly declined in most censuses since.

Greene is one of Iowa's older communities by age: its median age in 2020 was 49.0 years and 29.5 percent of residents were 65 or older.

Greene belongs to the North Butler Community School District, formed on July 1, 2011 by merging the Greene and Allison-Bristow districts, and North Butler High School is the local high school.

Greene was the home of Frank D. Jackson, the 15th governor of Iowa (1894-1896), and of author Thomas Braden, whose book "Eight Is Enough" became the basis for the ABC television series.