Greencastle, Indiana

Greencastle, Indiana
City
City hall
Location of Greencastle in Putnam County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°38′32″N 86°51′22″W / 39.64222°N 86.85611°W / 39.64222; -86.85611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Putnam
Township	Greencastle
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• City council	Greencastle Common Council
Area [1]
• Total	5.29 sq mi (13.70 km2)
• Land	5.24 sq mi (13.57 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation [2]	837 ft (255 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	9,820
• Density	1,874.8/sq mi (723.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46135
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-29358
GNIS feature ID	2394980[2]
Website	http://www.cityofgreencastle.com

Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County.^[4] Before Greencastle became a city in 1861, it was a town. Greencastle, Indiana was founded in year 1821 by a man named Ephraim Dukes after he purchased and later sold some land to the local government. This type of purchase is called a land grant. Ephraim Duke named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania.^[5] The population was 9,820 at the 2020 census.^[3] It is located near Interstate 70 approximately halfway between Terre Haute and Indianapolis in the west-central portion of the state. Greencastle is well known as being the location of DePauw University.

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greencastle, Indiana
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Greencastle city, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
4. ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved February 15, 2024.
5. ↑ "Putnam County Indiana Government Web Pages". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.