City of Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

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The municipality is the City of Greenwood, an incorporated city in Clark County, Wisconsin (Census place GEOID 5531575).

Greenwood is a city governed by a mayor and a common council, not a village or town.

The City of Greenwood in Clark County (GEOID 5531575) is distinct from the Town of Greenwood in Taylor County (GEOID 5511931600, 621 residents in 2020) and from the Town of Greenwood in Vernon County.

The city describes itself as nestled on the Black River.

The City of Greenwood covers 2.698 square miles of land and 0.092 square miles of water.

The city's Census internal point is near 44.765376, -90.598951.

The 2020 Census counted 1,058 residents in the City of Greenwood.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates Greenwood's population at 1,079 as of January 1, 2025.

The Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 estimate for Greenwood is 1,074 (2020 estimates base 1,062).

The city's home page gives a population of 1,026, which matches the 2010 census count rather than the 2020 count.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Greenwood's population is 1,163 (+/-200).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in Greenwood is 38.7 years (+/-9.2).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in Greenwood is $61,042 (+/-$8,880).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in Greenwood is $107,500 (+/-$11,031).

David Hansen is Mayor; first elected in April 2022, he serves a 2024-2026 term, and the mayor's term is two years.

The City Council page lists four alderpersons: Tracy Nelson and Mitch Behrens (Ward 1) and Dean Hinker and Ryan Ashbeck (Ward 2).

Kayla Schar is Clerk-Treasurer (hired November 2018), and Michelle Renderman is Deputy Clerk-Treasurer (hired June 2026).

The state Municipal Data System lists the City of Greenwood (DOA code 10231) clerk as Kayla Schar, with City Hall at 201 S Main St and mailing address PO Box D, Greenwood, WI 54437.

Regular council meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.

Agendas are posted on the exterior door of City Hall, and speakers must contact City Hall at least two days ahead to be placed on the agenda.

The city's website carries an Agenda & Minutes page that loads its list from the Town Web platform.

City Hall is at 201 S Main St., Greenwood, WI 54437 (715-267-6205), open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The city's official website is cityofgreenwood.wi.gov; greenwoodwi.com redirects to it.

Voting takes place at the Greenwood Fire Department, 103 Cannery St., from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on election days.

The city runs its own Greenwood Police Department at 101 W. School St., led by Police Chief Andrew Kohnert (hired October 2008).

The city operates water and wastewater utilities; Trent Johnson is Utility Director.

The city runs a municipal cemetery with a cemetery sexton, Eddie Herrick.

Greenwood School District (NCES 5505970) covers the entire city; it is a PK-12 district of 2 schools with 339 students and 34.85 FTE classroom teachers in 2024-25, based at 306 W Central Ave.

The district's two schools are Greenwood Elementary at 700 E Division St. and Greenwood High at 306 West Central Ave.

The city says Greenwood Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2022.

The city's Schools page lists Greenwood Elementary for grades Pre-K to 6 and Greenwood Middle/High School for grades 7 to 12.

TIGERweb returns only the Greenwood School District for the city's boundary.

Clark County had 779 business establishments and 9,517 paid employees in 2023, including 3,947 in manufacturing.

The Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce is led by President Lynsey Volovsek and runs events including city-wide garage sales, a June dairy breakfast, an Easter egg hunt, and Small Business Saturday.

The Tribune Record Gleaner, published by Central Wisconsin News from Loyal, serves the Loyal, Spencer, Greenwood, and Granton areas; it was formed in 1969 by combining the Loyal Tribune, the Spencer Record, and the Greenwood Gleaner.

The Greenwood Area Fire and EMS District, at 103 Cannery Street, covers the City of Greenwood and the Towns of Eaton, Warner, Hendren, Mead, and Foster; Del Horn is Fire Chief and EMS Director.

The district's ambulance service began in 1967, and it reports 12 EMTs, 4 EMRs, and 3 drivers handling about 200 calls a year.

The Greenwood Area Library is at 102 N Main Street, next to the City Park; Amber Brill is director.

IMLS lists one public library outlet in Greenwood: Greenwood Public Library.

City addresses use Greenwood, WI 54437.

The city lists three parks: Peace Memorial Park at Main and East Division streets, George Scherer Athletic Park on East Schofield Street (softball diamond and the Grassland Bandstand), and Clark County Park on the northwest edge of town with Black River access for fishing, canoeing, and camping.

The Branstiter Old Streets of Greenwood Museum at 602 S. Main Street opened in 1991 and was donated to the city in 1995; it opens on the first Saturday and Sunday of June through October, 12 to 3 p.m.

End of Summer Fest is held the first Saturday after Labor Day; the 2026 date was September 12.

The chamber's 2026 calendar set its annual banquet for March 15, city-wide garage sales for June 4 to 7, and a dairy breakfast for June 28 at Clark Electric; December brings a Santa visit and a Christmas lighting contest each year.

The museum page refers to the Dairy Days parade, after which the museum first opened each year and was dedicated in 1995.

Greenwood was incorporated as a city by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature on April 2, 1891; David Justice was the first mayor.

Settlement began in 1848 when VanDusen and Waterman built a mill on the Black River; Elijah and Frederick Eaton bought it in 1854, the area was known for a time as Eatonville, and Greenwood was platted in 1871.

The Robert Schofield House in Greenwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982.

USGS GNIS records a populated place named Greenwood in Clark County at 44.7702406, -90.5993076.

A peace memorial by Ernest Durig, unveiled in 1937, stands next to the 1934 City Hall at Main and Division streets.