On the evening of May 4, 2007, Greensburg was devastated by an EF5 tornado that leveled at least 95 percent of the city, killing eleven people between the ages of 46 and 84.

Today, Greensburg stands as a model "green town", often described as the greenest in America.

The hospital, city hall, and school have all been built to the highest certification level issued by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

[10] For millennia, the Great Plains of North America were inhabited by nomadic Native Americans.

"Cannonball" Green, who owned a stagecoach company and played a part in the establishment of the city.

[13] By 1888, Greensburg was proclaimed the "liveliest town in the state", the same year the construction of the Big Well was completed.

It was the first tornado in history to be rated EF5 since the implementation of the Enhanced Fujita scale earlier that year.

A non-profit organization called Greensburg GreenTown was founded to help inform the residents about the green living initiative.

Carbon offsets generated from the turbines are being managed by NativeEnergy, and have been purchased by charter supporters including Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and Stonyfield Farm.

[43] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), all land.

[44] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[45] The 2020 United States census counted 740 people, 329 households, and 176 families in Greensburg.

The Greensburg Rangers[61] won the Kansas State High School boys class B basketball championship in 1948.

Work had begun on the well in 1887 to provide water for the steam engines of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

The meteorite was found in the rubble of the museum and moved to a temporary home in Hays, Kansas while Greensburg was rebuilding.

The only scientific publication discussing time of impact suggests a terrestrial age of 20,000 years.

It contains artifacts and information from the westward expansion of the United States fueled by ideas of Manifest Destiny.

It also contains local history including sporting equipment and notable people from around Kiowa County.

Highways: Bus service is provided daily eastward towards Wichita, Kansas and westward towards Pueblo, Colorado by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of Greyhound Lines).

A documentary on its reconstruction, called Greensburg, aired on Planet Green, a sister network of Discovery Channel.

Another documentary, Earth 2100, drew attention to Greensburg as "the green town" that was built after the devastating 2007 tornado.

The ABC film suggested a fictionalized, future Greensburg as a model showing how American towns can successfully implement green technology, and become a beacon for hope on a planet doomed to destruction from climate change and overpopulation.

Greensburg: The Twisted Tales (Janice Haney) recounts several residents' experiences with the tornado.