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 2010, it had an urban population of 400,492.
 Location in South Carolina
Nicknames: G-Vegas | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 82°23′8″W / 34.84444°N 82.38556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Greenville |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Knox White |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2) |
| • Land | 26.1 sq mi (67.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.23% |
| Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 58,409 |
| • Density | 2,148.0/sq mi (829.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 400,492 |
| • Metro | 824,112 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP codes | 29601-29617 |
| FIPS code | 45-30850[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1245842[2] |
| Website | www.greatergreenville.com |
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
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Other websites
- Greenville website Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
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