Greensburg, Louisiana

Greensburg is a town in, and the parish seat of, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 629 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Greensburg is one of the oldest towns in Louisiana. It has two 19th-century properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the old land office and the old parish jail.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and 0.40% is water.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Greensburg has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2000	Pop 2010		% 2000	% 2010
White alone	417	351	263	66.09%	48.89%	41.81%
Black or African American alone	207	354	313	32.81%	49.30%	49.76%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	0	1	4	0.00%	0.14%	0.64%
Asian alone	1	0	3	0.16%	0.00%	0.48%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone	0	0	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.16%
Other race alone	0	1	0	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial	1	3	24	0.16%	0.42%	3.82%
Hispanic or Latino	5	8	21	0.79%	1.11%	3.34%
Total	631	718	629	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 629 people, 232 households, and 159 families residing in the town.

Greensburg and all of St. Helena Parish are served by the St. Helena Parish School System. Zoned campuses include St. Helena Early Learning Center Elementary, St. Helena Art and Technology Academy, and St. Helena College and Career Academy.

The parents of actor and director Tyler Perry are from Greensburg. In their honor, Perry made Greensburg the birthplace of his most famous character, Madea.
Stacy Aline Singleton Head, Democratic member of the New Orleans City Council, reared in Greensburg
Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes, first woman to serve in the Louisiana Legislature, born and lived in Greensburg