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Greenville County, South Carolina

county in South Carolina, United States

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-Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is the city of Greenville.[2]

Greenville County
County
Old Greenville County Courthouse
Old Greenville County Courthouse
Official logo of Greenville County
Logo
Motto: 
"Unrivaled Quality Of Life"
Map of South Carolina highlighting Greenville County
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
Map of the United States highlighting South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°53′N 82°22′W / 34.89°N 82.37°W / 34.89; -82.37
Country United States
State South Carolina
Founded1786
Named forNathanael Greene
SeatGreenville
Largest communityGreenville
Area
 • Total795.57 sq mi (2,060.5 km2)
 • Land785.93 sq mi (2,035.5 km2)
 • Water9.64 sq mi (25.0 km2)  1.21%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total525,534
 • Density668.68/sq mi (258.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts3rd, 4th
Websitewww.greenvillecounty.org

Geography change

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
17906,503—
180011,50476.9%
181013,13314.2%
182014,53010.6%
183016,47613.4%
184017,8398.3%
185020,15613.0%
186021,8928.6%
187022,2621.7%
188037,49668.4%
189044,31018.2%
190053,49020.7%
191068,37727.8%
192088,49829.4%
1930117,00932.2%
1940136,58016.7%
1950168,15223.1%
1960209,77624.8%
1970240,54614.7%
1980287,91319.7%
1990320,16711.2%
2000379,61618.6%
2010451,22518.9%
2020525,53416.5%
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 change


Communities change

The 2010 Census lists six cities and 16 census designated places in Greenville County.[8]

Cities change

City Population Also in
Greenville 60,379
Greer 26,002 Spartanburg County
Mauldin 23,408
Simpsonville 18,652
Fountain Inn 7,937 Laurens County
Travelers Rest 4,680
2011 estimate population[9]


Unincorporated communities change

Community Population Also in
Taylors 21,617
Wade Hampton 20,622
Berea 14,295
Gantt 14,229
- Five Forks 14,140
Parker 11,431
Sans Souci 7,869
Welcome 6,668
Piedmont 5,103 Anderson County
Dunean 3,671
Golden Grove 2,467
Slater-Marietta 2,176
Judson 2,050
City View 1,345
Tigerville 1,312
Ware Place 228

References change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Greenville County, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ↑ See http://factfinder2.census.gov for population numbers and for municipality and CDP lists in the 2010 Census.
  9. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in North Dakota". United States Census Bureau. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

Other websites change

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