Greenville, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| The City of Greenville, Illinois | |
 Second Street in Downtown Greenville | |
| Motto: "Arms Wide Open" | |
 Location of Greenville in Illinois | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 89°23′22″W / 38.88667°N 89.38944°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Bond |
| Township | Central, Pleasant Mound |
| Founded | Municipal corporation, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | George Barber |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.31 sq mi (16.34 km2) |
| • Land | 6.31 sq mi (16.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,083 |
| • Density | 1,122.68/sq mi (433.49/km2) |
| Demonym | Greenvillian |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62246 |
| Area codes | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-31589 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394995[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Greenville, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States, 51 miles (82 km) east of St. Louis. The population as of the 2020 census was 7,083, up from 7,000 at the 2010 census.[3] It is the county seat of Bond County.[4]
Greenville is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area.[5] It is also considered part of the Metro East region of Illinois.
Greenville celebrated its Bicentennial in 2015 as one of the oldest communities in Illinois.[6] It is home to Greenville University, the Richard Bock Museum, the American Farm Heritage Museum, the Armed Forces Museum and the Demoulin Museum and a federal prison, Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville (FCI Greenville).[7][8] It is also home to internationally known companies, including Nevco Scoreboard, the largest privately owned scoreboard company in the world, and DeMoulin Brothers, the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of band uniforms.[9][10]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenville, Illinois
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- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Greenville city, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Totals: Vintage 2009 - U.S Census Bureau". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "Greenville, Illinois Bicentennial". Greenville Bicentennial. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ Berger, Kathleen (July 2, 2011). "WW II Alligator tank featured in films is first to be hauled off". KSDK. Archived from the original on February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ "FCI Greenville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ "History". Nevco. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- ^ "DeMoulin". DeMoulin Brothers. Retrieved February 16, 2014.