Back غرينفيل (كارولاينا الجنوبية) Arabic جرينفيل (جرينفيل) ARZ قرینویل، گونئی کارولینا AZB Грынвіл (Паўднёвая Караліна) Byelorussian Грийнвил (Южна Каролина) Bulgarian গ্রিনভিল, সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা Bengali/Bangla Greenville (Carolina del Sud) Catalan Гринвилл (Къилба Каролина) CE Greenville (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Carolina) CEB Greenville, De Carolina Welsh
Greenville | |
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 Clockwise from top left: Downtown Greenville, Furman University Bell Tower, Falls Park on the Reedy, Reedy River, Peace Center | |
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| Nickname(s): G-Vegas,[1] GVL | |
  Greenville Location within South Carolina  Greenville Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Greenville |
| Incorporated (as a village) | December 17, 1831[2] |
| Named for | Nathanael Greene |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Knox H. White (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.02 sq mi (77.76 km2) |
| • Land | 29.80 sq mi (77.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.23 sq mi (0.58 km2) 0.77% |
| • Urban | 320 sq mi (830 km2) |
| • Metro | 2,790 sq mi (7,220 km2) |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70,720 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 72,310 |
| • Rank | SC: 6th |
| • Density | 2,373.39/sq mi (916.37/km2) |
| • Urban | 387,271 (US: 109th) |
| • Urban density | 1,477.2/sq mi (570.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 975,480 (US: 57th) |
| Demonym | Greenvillian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 29601–29617 |
| Area code | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-30850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1245842[4] |
| Website | www |
Greenville (/ˈɡriːnvɪl/ GREEN-vil; locally /ˈɡriːnvəl/ GREEN-vəl) is a city in and the county seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the 6th-most populous city in the state.[7] Greenville is located approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, along Interstate 85. Its metropolitan area also includes Interstates 185 and 385. Greenville is the anchor city of the Upstate, a combined statistical area with an estimated population of 1,590,636 in 2023.[6] Greenville was the fourth fastest-growing city in the United States between 2015 and 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.[8]
Greenville is the center of Upstate South Carolina, creating one of the largest urban centers in the Deep South. Numerous large companies are located within the city, such as Michelin, Prisma Health, Bon Secours, and Duke Energy.[9] Greenville County Schools is another large employer and is the largest school district in South Carolina. The city continues to expand rapidly into the 2020s as is evident from rapid population, economic, and developmental growth.
- ^ Harris, Vincent (October 19, 2017). "The Great G-Vegas Controversy". Greenville Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Carolina, South (January 1, 1839). The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Acts from 1814 to 1838, with an appendix. A.S. Johnston. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
South Carolina act to incorporate the Village of be it enacted -amend -repeal.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenville, South Carolina
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USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2010–2020". Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Southern Cities Growing Quickly". Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Greenville, S.C.'s largest employers". February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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