Greenwood (Arkansas)

Sebastian County

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Greenwood is a place of Sebastian County in the western part of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Geography

Greenwood is located at 35 ° 12'56 " north latitude and 94 ° 15'12 " west longitude. The State of Oklahoma begins at a distance of five kilometers to the west. The center of Fort Smith is 20 kilometers in a north-westerly direction away. Directly to the north of the town is Fort Chaffee, a military base of the U.S. Army. At the western edge of the village of U.S. Highway 71 runs

History

Greenwood was founded in 1851 and named after Judge Alfred Burton Greenwood, as the site was selected for a county seat. First, a courthouse in log home construction was built, which was replaced in 1865 by a building in timber frame and the center of the place was. Later it was destroyed by a fire and south of the original location rebuilt in 1916. The growth of Greenwood was initially relatively slow, but by the outbreak of the Civil War the town was of some importance as a trading post. After Greenwood has weathered many economic changes and setbacks. Probably the greatest test came when a devastating tornado in April 1968 swept through the church, which killed 13 people and destroyed many businesses and homes. With determination of the place but was rebuilt and today is further understood because of the proximity to Fort Smith growing.

An almost two-meter- high bronze statue ( Miner 's Memorial ) of a miner, an authentic coal - vehicle and two granite walls with the names of thousands of miners of the Sebastian County were unveiled in October 2000 in honor of the many miners from the region.

Demographic data

In 2009 a population of 8756 persons was determined with a mean age of 30.8 years. The inhabitants, an increase of 23.1 percent over the year 2000. During the census in 2010, 8952 inhabitants were counted.