Greenville County | |
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Motto: "Unrivaled Quality Of Life" | |
Coordinates: 34°53′N 82°22′W / 34.89°N 82.37°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
Founded | 1786 |
Named for | Nathanael Greene |
Seat | Greenville |
Largest community | Greenville |
Area | |
• Total | 795.57 sq mi (2,060.5 km2) |
• Land | 785.93 sq mi (2,035.5 km2) |
• Water | 9.64 sq mi (25.0 km2) 1.21% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 525,534 |
• Density | 668.68/sq mi (258.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th |
Website | www |
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]
Historical population | |||
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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% | |
2020 | 525,534 | 16.5% | |
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]
The 2010 Census lists six cities and 16 census designated places in Greenville County.[8]
City | Population | Also in |
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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] |
Community | Population | Also in |
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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 |
Places next to Greenville County, South Carolina | |
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