Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville | |
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Downtown Greenville Falls Park on the Reedy Greenville County Museum of Art Peace Center Furman University | |
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| Nickname(s): G-Vegas/Green Vegas,[1] GVL | |
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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 after | Nathanael Greene |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Knox H. White (R) |
| • City Manager | Shannon Lavrin |
| 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 (2024) | 74,371 |
| • Rank | SC: 6th |
| • Density | 2,373.39/sq mi (916.37/km2) |
| • Urban | 408,626 (US: 109th) |
| • Urban density | 1,477.2/sq mi (570.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 996,680 (US: 57th) |
| Demonym | Greenvillian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 29601–29617 |
| Area codes | 864, 821 |
| FIPS code | 45-30850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1245842[5] |
| Website | greenvillesc |
Greenville (/ˈɡriːnvɪl/ GREEN-vil; locally /ˈɡriːnvəl/ GREEN-vəl) is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It is the sixth-most populous city in South Carolina with a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census,[8] while the Greenville metropolitan area has an estimated 997,000 residents and is the largest metropolitan area in the state. Greenville is the anchor city of Upstate South Carolina, an economic and cultural region in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with an estimated population of 1.63 million.[7]
Greenville was established in 1797 and incorporated in 1831. The city experienced early growth through the development of cotton mills and rail infrastructure, which positioned it as a key industrial hub in the Southeast. In recent decades, Greenville has shifted toward advanced manufacturing and automotive production. Numerous companies have offices within the city, such as Michelin, Prisma Health, Bon Secours, and Duke Energy.[9] Its cultural institutions include the Peace Center and Greenville County Museum of Art, as well as the Falls Park on the Reedy adjacent to downtown Greenville. It is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte along Interstate 85; its metro area also includes Interstates 185 and 385.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "City of Greenville". Municipal Association of South Carolina. Municipal Association of South Carolina. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ "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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- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2010–2020". Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Greenville, S.C.'s largest employers". February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2021.