Green Mountain, Iowa

Green Mountain is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. It is located in Marion Township. As of the 2010 Census the population of Green Mountain was 126.[2]

Green Mountain, Iowa
census-designated place
Green Mountain, Iowa
Green Mountain, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°06′06″N 92°49′14″W
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyMarshall
Established1883
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total126[1]
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
50632
Area code(s)641

History

The town of Green Mountain was established in 1883.[3]

Green Mountain train wreck March 21, 1910

Green Mountain, Iowa was the site of the Green Mountain train wreck. The wreck is known as the worst ever in Iowa history, as 52 people were killed in the accident on March 21, 1910.

Education

The GMG Community School District serves the community. The district was established on July 1, 1992 by the merger of the Garwin and Green Mountain school districts.[4]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  2. https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1932925
  3. Battin, William (1912). Past and Present of Marshall County, Iowa, Volume 1. Brookhaven Press. p. 174.
  4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
Preceding station Chicago Great Western Railway Following station
Marshalltown
toward Kansas City
 Main Line Gladbrook
toward Minneapolis


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