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Greene County
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county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Named after
- Nathanael Greene
- Seat
- Jefferson
- Largest city
- Jefferson
- Total
- 571 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Land
- 570 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,658
- Density
- 15/sq mi (5.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- www .co .greene .ia .us
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Encyclopedic overview
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,771. The county seat is Jefferson. The county is named in honor of General Nathanael Greene.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greene County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.