Greene Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Greene Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,040.[3]

Greene Township
Township
Location in St. Joseph County
Location in St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41°37′31″N 86°20′00″W
Country United States
State Indiana
CountySt. Joseph
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total34.57 sq mi (89.54 km2)
 • Land34.31 sq mi (88.86 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2)  0.76%
Elevation
[1]
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,040
 • Density88.6/sq mi (34.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46554, 46614, 46619
Area code574
GNIS feature ID452852

Greene Township was established in 1836.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Greene Township covers an area of 34.57 square miles (89.5 km2); of this, 34.31 square miles (88.9 km2) (99.24 percent) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (0.76 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Sumption Prairie Cemetery. There is another township owned cemetery located on Pine road between Layton and Miller roads.

Major highways

Lakes
  • Catfish Lake
  • Dollar Lake
  • Goodman Lake
  • Kale Lake
  • Sousley Lake

School districts

Prior to 1930, there were several one room schoolhouses, numbering eight. On March 3, 1930, they consolidated into the Greene Township School.[8] The original section became the western wing, as a grade 1-12 school. It had an enrollment exceeding 600 in the 1950s. It ended high school classes due to a lower number of students. By 2018 it became known as the Greene Intermediate Center and was operated by the South Bend school district. In 2018, when it closed, its enrollment was 181, with some of the students living in South Bend, and it was the district's final school in the township.[9] At one point Hay Elementary School took a small portion of the township,[10] but it closed in 2021.[11]

In 2018 residents of Greene Township began plans to join the John Glenn School Corporation and leave the South Bend corporation, partly because they had a negative view of the South Bend district and partly because the Greene Intermediate Center, the district's final school in the township, closed in 2018, with the parents anticipating a reopening under new management.[12] At first the South Bend district did not approve of the plan, but in 2022 began talks on how to let Greene Township move to John Glenn.[13]

Political districts

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "Greene Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  3. "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  4. Howard, Timothy Edward (1907). A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lewis publishing Company. p. 276.
  5. "Elementary school map 2021" (PDF). South Bend Community School Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  6. "Middle school map 2021" (PDF). South Bend Community School Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  7. "High school map 2021" (PDF). South Bend Community School Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  8. "Home". Greene Intermediate Center. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  9. Fosmoe, Margaret; Semmler, Ed (June 2, 2018). "Decades-old South Bend school prepares to close its doors forever". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  10. "Elementary school map 2020" (PDF). South Bend Community School Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022. - Generated from this school boundary locator.
  11. Beatty, Brooklyne (February 23, 2021). "South Bend School Board votes to close Tarkington, Hay Elementary Schools". 9.53 MNC. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  12. Bauer, Caleb (July 11, 2018). "Greene Township residents serious about leaving South Bend schools". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  13. Lanich, Carley (February 8, 2022). "South Bend may finally allow John Glenn schools to take Greene Township. Here's why". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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