Greensburg, Kansas
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Greensburg, Kansas is a small city in south-central Kansas known for its near-total destruction by a 2007 EF5 tornado and subsequent rebuilding as a model green, sustainable community.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 620 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Kiowa County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
renewable energy projects ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2,230 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 20-28300 ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 0472740 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Greensburg city government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Big Well Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World’s Largest Hand-Dug Well NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingStandard | many public buildings built to LEED Platinum standards ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Kiowa County Historical Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWindFarm | Greensburg Wind Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Kiowa County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
near-total destruction by a 2007 EF5 tornado
ⓘ
rebuilding as a model green, sustainable community ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
featured in documentaries about sustainable rebuilding
ⓘ
subject of the television series "Greensburg" on Planet Green ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
D. R. Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greensburg, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyHighway |
U.S. Route 400
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 54 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | commitment to rebuild as a model green community ⓘ |
| population | approximately 800 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| postOfficeEstablished | 1886 ⓘ |
| rebuildingFocus |
energy efficiency
ⓘ
green building standards ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Kiowa County USD 422 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| tornadoDamage | about 95 percent of the town destroyed ⓘ |
| tornadoDate | 2007-05-04 ⓘ |
| tornadoEvent | 2007 Greensburg EF5 tornado ⓘ |
| tornadoFatalities | 11 people killed ⓘ |
| tornadoIntensity | EF5 ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | wind energy ⓘ |
| ZIPCode | 67054 ⓘ |
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