Green Mountain

History

As early as 1856, a few settlers from Vermont settled about a mile north of the present-day community; they named their community after their home in Vermont. The present-day town of Green Mountain, south of the original townsite, was established in 1883, platted by the Iowa Construction Company. The town was built adjacent to the Chicago Great Western Railroad. The Green Mountain Congregational Church, one of the first in the county, was built in Green Mountain, along with a grain elevator and a few businesses; a savings bank was constructed in 1907. Green Mountain, Iowa, was the site of the Green Mountain train wreck. The wreck is known as the worst ever in Iowa history, as 52 people were killed in the accident on March 21, 1910. In 1925, Green Mountain's population was 106. The population was 163 in 1940.

Geography

Green Mountain is in northeastern Marshall County, northeast of Marshalltown, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Green Mountain CDP has an area of , all land. The headwaters of Nickolson Creek run through the west side of the community, flowing south to join Rock Creek, which in turn joins the Iowa River east of Marshalltown.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Marshalltown High School
  High · Marshalltown · 1,582 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• B R Miller Middle School
  Middle · Marshalltown · 782 students · 13.7:1 ratio
• Lenihan Intermediate School
  Middle · Marshalltown · 700 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• Fisher Elementary School
  Elementary · Marshalltown · 376 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Woodbury Elementary School
  Elementary · Marshalltown · 366 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Franklin Elementary Sch
  Elementary · Marshalltown · 361 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• J C Hoglan Elementary School
  Elementary · Marshalltown · 304 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• Anson Elementary School
  Elementary · Marshalltown · 275 students · 12:1 ratio