Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville is a city in South Carolina, United States. Bob Jones University is in Greenville. Greenville is in the Blue Ridge region of the state and is the county seat of Greenville County. As of 2020, there were 70,720 people living in the city,[5] and 387,271 people living in the urban area.
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| Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°WCoordinates: 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 |
| 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 |
| • Rank | 6th in South Carolina |
| • Density | 2,381.9/sq mi (919.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 387,271 (US: 109th) |
| • Urban density | 1,477.2/sq mi (570.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 928,195 (US: 60th) |
| • CSA | 1,487,610 (US: 40th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 29601–29617 |
| FIPS code | 45-30850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1245842[4] |
| Website | www |
Greenville, South Carolina Media
Falls Park and McBee's Mill in 1844
The Greenville and Northern Railway in the 1890s which was converted into the Swamp Rabbit Trail in 2010.
North Main Street Postcard, c. 1903
Greenville around 1910
Greenville Main US Post Office
The two adult giraffes at the Greenville Zoo
Mills Mill, converted into loft condominiums
References
- ↑ Harris, Vincent (October 19, 2017). "The Great G-Vegas Controversy". Greenville Journal. https://greenvillejournal.com/community/great-g-vegas-controversy/. 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenville, South Carolina
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "QuickFacts: Greenville city, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
Other websites
- Greenville website Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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