Greenville, Iowa 1.35

Greenville is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 75 in the 2010 census, a decline from 93 in the 2000 census.HistoryThe Greenville post office opened in 1871. The town was named for its first postmaster, A. W. Green.Bank robbery of 1901On November 16, 1901, one Mr. Brown opened the bank in Greenville and discovered that the bank had been robbed. The vault handle had been removed, explosives placed into the opening, and the vault door blown off.Three men were seen later in Spencer, then Webb, and finally Albert City where they were cornered at the depot. A gunfight ensued, during which one of the gunmen was killed. The other two were captured and later sentenced to life terms in Fort Madison, while the dead gunman was buried in an unnamed grave in Fairfield Cemetery in Albert City.Sixty-four empty shells were picked up in the depot after the fight.GeographyGreenville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.18sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 75 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density was 416.7PD/sqmi. There were 34 housing units at an average density of 188.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% White and 4.0% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.