Greensburg, Kansas
E1003793
Greensburg, Kansas is a small city in south-central Kansas known for its near-total destruction by a 2007 EF5 tornado and subsequent rebuilding as a model green, sustainable community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greensburg, Kansas canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11696627 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greensburg, Kansas Context triple: [U.S. Route 183, passesThrough, Greensburg, Kansas]
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A.
Galesburg, Kansas
Galesburg, Kansas is a small rural city located in Neosho County in southeastern Kansas, known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
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B.
White City, Kansas
White City, Kansas is a small rural town in Morris County that forms part of the Manhattan, Kansas metropolitan area.
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C.
Garfield, Kansas
Garfield, Kansas is a small rural city located in Pawnee County in central Kansas, United States.
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D.
Belvue, Kansas
Belvue, Kansas is a small rural city in Pottawatomie County that functions as part of the greater Manhattan, Kansas regional community.
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E.
Humboldt, Kansas
Humboldt, Kansas is a small historic city in Allen County known for its 19th-century roots, role in the Civil War era, and location along the Neosho River in southeastern Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greensburg, Kansas Target entity description: Greensburg, Kansas is a small city in south-central Kansas known for its near-total destruction by a 2007 EF5 tornado and subsequent rebuilding as a model green, sustainable community.
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A.
Galesburg, Kansas
Galesburg, Kansas is a small rural city located in Neosho County in southeastern Kansas, known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
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B.
White City, Kansas
White City, Kansas is a small rural town in Morris County that forms part of the Manhattan, Kansas metropolitan area.
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C.
Garfield, Kansas
Garfield, Kansas is a small rural city located in Pawnee County in central Kansas, United States.
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D.
Belvue, Kansas
Belvue, Kansas is a small rural city in Pottawatomie County that functions as part of the greater Manhattan, Kansas regional community.
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E.
Humboldt, Kansas
Humboldt, Kansas is a small historic city in Allen County known for its 19th-century roots, role in the Civil War era, and location along the Neosho River in southeastern Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 620 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Kiowa County ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
renewable energy projects ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2,230 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 20-28300 ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 0472740 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Greensburg city government ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Big Well Museum
ⓘ
World’s Largest Hand-Dug Well ⓘ |
| hasBuildingStandard | many public buildings built to LEED Platinum standards ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Kiowa County Historical Museum ⓘ |
| hasWindFarm | Greensburg Wind Farm ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Kiowa County, Kansas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
near-total destruction by a 2007 EF5 tornado
ⓘ
rebuilding as a model green, sustainable community ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central Kansas ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
featured in documentaries about sustainable rebuilding
ⓘ
subject of the television series "Greensburg" on Planet Green ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
D. R. Green
ⓘ
Greensburg, Indiana ⓘ |
| nearbyHighway |
U.S. Route 400
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 54 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | commitment to rebuild as a model green community ⓘ |
| population | approximately 800 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| postOfficeEstablished | 1886 ⓘ |
| rebuildingFocus |
energy efficiency
ⓘ
green building standards ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| schoolDistrict | Kiowa County USD 422 ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Time Zone
|
| tornadoDamage | about 95 percent of the town destroyed ⓘ |
| tornadoDate | 2007-05-04 ⓘ |
| tornadoEvent | 2007 Greensburg EF5 tornado ⓘ |
| tornadoFatalities | 11 people killed ⓘ |
| tornadoIntensity | EF5 ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | wind energy ⓘ |
| ZIPCode | 67054 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greensburg, Kansas Description of subject: Greensburg, Kansas is a small city in south-central Kansas known for its near-total destruction by a 2007 EF5 tornado and subsequent rebuilding as a model green, sustainable community.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.