Greenwood, Indiana

Fifteen miles south of Indianapolis and 95 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky, on U.S. 31 is Greenwood, Indiana, (click to view map). The town was laid out in 1822, the county was established May 5, 1823.

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• Indianapolis - 20 miles / 32.19 kilometers
• Chicago - 200 miles / 321.86 kilometers
• Cincinnati - 88 miles / 141.62 kilometers
• Louisville - 97 miles / 156.10 kilometers
• St. Louis - 260 miles / 418.42 kilometers

• Mayor and seven- member City Council
• Three- member Board of Works
• Third class city

Planning and Zoning

• Planning Commission
• Board of Zoning Appeals

Law Enforcement

• Chief
• 58-person force
• 8 full-time and 1 part-time radio dispatchers
• 60 radio-equipped cars
• 25 civilian employees

Fire Protection

• Full- time Chief directing
• Full- time administrative staff consisting of
  • Two ( 2) fire code enforcement officials
  • A division chief of training
  • A public educator/public information officer
  • An administrative assistant
• The fire fighting forces are comprised of
  • Six ( 6) full-time firefighters
  • 105 part-time/volunteer firefighters and Class 5 Insurance Services Organization rating
    

• 13 public elementary schools (K-5)
• 13 middle schools
• 3 senior high schools
• Our Lady of the Greenwood Catholic elementary school
• Greenwood Christian School
• Earlywood Educational Center, the public facility operated by Special Services of Johnson County, serves the county's developmentally disabled citizens
• Gateway Learning Center, a private agency for preschool and adults in Franklin
  

Higher Education

• Franklin College
• Butler University
• University of Indianapolis
• Marian College
• Heritage Baptist University (Local)
• Indiana University- Purdue University at Indianapolis

Central Nine Career Center serves nine ( 9) corporations and ten ( 10) high schools.) Adult evening classes have averaged 1,200 per year. Additional vocational training schools, public and private, are located in Indianapolis.

Johnson County Employment and Training Services
600 Banta, Franklin, Indiana 46131 (317) 736-5531

• 1-65
• 1-465
• US31
• SR135

Hospitals

• BHC Valle Vista Hospital
• Community Hospital South
• Indiana Eye Clinic
• Johnson Memorial Hospital
• Kindred Hospitals Indianapolis South
• St. Francis/South Campus

Other Facilities

• Riley Hospital for Children
• Regency Place Health Care Facility
• Greenwood Health and Living Community
• Manor Care Health Services
• Greenwood Village South Health Center
• Emergency care centers
• Clinical and x- ray laboratories
• Several major hospitals, as well as Indiana University Medical Center, are located in Indianapolis
  

Greenwood has 14 municipal parks covering a total of .90 acres with:

• Playgrounds
• Ball diamonds
• Picnic areas

For the outdoor enthusiast, Greenwood has:

• A swimming pool
• 21 tennis courts
• Golf courses (both private and public)
• Little League programs

Greenwood also has

• A bowling alley with 40 computerized lanes
• Shopping centers
• Malls
• 16 cinemas
• A public library (31,500 square feet housing 98,000 volumes with 22,000 patrons and a 20,000 sq. ft. addition)
• A variety of fine restaurants