Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 525,534 people lived there.[1] It is the most populous county in the state. It is a part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is the city of Greenville.[2]
| Greenville County, South Carolina | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of South Carolina | |
 South Carolina's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1786 |
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| Seat | Greenville |
| Largest community | Greenville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
795.57 sq mi (2,061 km²) 785.93 sq mi (2,036 km²) 9.64 sq mi (25 km²), 1.21 |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website: www.greenvillecounty.org | |
| Named for: Nathanael Greene | |
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Geography
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 6,503 | ||
| 1800 | 11,504 | 76.9% | |
| 1810 | 13,133 | 14.2% | |
| 1820 | 14,530 | 10.6% | |
| 1830 | 16,476 | 13.4% | |
| 1840 | 17,839 | 8.3% | |
| 1850 | 20,156 | 13.0% | |
| 1860 | 21,892 | 8.6% | |
| 1870 | 22,262 | 1.7% | |
| 1880 | 37,496 | 68.4% | |
| 1890 | 44,310 | 18.2% | |
| 1900 | 53,490 | 20.7% | |
| 1910 | 68,377 | 27.8% | |
| 1920 | 88,498 | 29.4% | |
| 1930 | 117,009 | 32.2% | |
| 1940 | 136,580 | 16.7% | |
| 1950 | 168,152 | 23.1% | |
| 1960 | 209,776 | 24.8% | |
| 1970 | 240,546 | 14.7% | |
| 1980 | 287,913 | 19.7% | |
| 1990 | 320,167 | 11.2% | |
| 2000 | 379,616 | 18.6% | |
| 2010 | 451,225 | 18.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1] | |||
The county has a total area of 795 square miles (2,059.0 km2). Of this, 790 square miles (2,046.1 km2) is land and 5 square miles (12.9 km2) (0.61%) is water.[7]
Adjacent counties
- Henderson County, North Carolina - north
- Polk County, North Carolina - northeast
- Spartanburg County, South Carolina - east
- Laurens County, South Carolina - southeast
- Abbeville County, South Carolina - south
- Anderson County, South Carolina - southwest
- Pickens County, South Carolina - west
- Transylvania County, North Carolina - northwest
Communities
The 2020 Census lists six cities and 19 census designated places in Greenville County. Their names and populations are listed here.
Cities
| City | Population | Also in |
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| Greenville | 70,720 | |
| Greer | 35,308 | Spartanburg County |
| Mauldin | 24,724 | |
| Simpsonville | 23,354 | |
| Fountain Inn | 10,416 | Laurens County |
| Travelers Rest | 7,788 |
Unincorporated communities
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Taylors | 23,222 | |
| Wade Hampton | 21,482 | |
| Five Forks | 17,737 | |
| Berea | 15,578 | |
| Gantt | 15,006 | |
| Parker | 13,407 | |
| Sans Souci | 8,581 | |
| Welcome | 7,298 | |
| Piedmont | 5,411 | Anderson County |
| Dunean | 3,740 | |
| Golden Grove | 3,002 | |
| Judson | 2,352 | |
| Slater-Marietta | 2,087 | |
| City View | 1,322 | |
| Tigerville | 1,244 | |
| Conestee | 904 | |
| The Cliffs Valley | 736 | |
| Ware Place | 273 | |
| Caesars Head | 84 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Greenville County, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. Retrieved 2008-01-31.