Greenville, Alabama

Greenville
Butler County Courthouse in Greenville
Butler County Courthouse in Greenville
Official seal of Greenville
Nickname: 
Location of Greenville in Butler County, Alabama.
Location of Greenville in Butler County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°49′52″N 86°37′39″W / 31.83111°N 86.62750°W / 31.83111; -86.62750
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyButler
Founded1819
Named forGreenville, South Carolina
Government
 • TypeMayor/Council
 • MayorDexter McLendon
Area
 • Total21.53 sq mi (55.76 km2)
 • Land21.35 sq mi (55.31 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation
440 ft (134 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,374
 • Density345.32/sq mi (133.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36037
Area code334
FIPS code01-31912
GNIS feature ID0119376
Websitegreenvilleal.gov

Greenville is a city and the county seat of Butler County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,374. Greenville is known as the Camellia City, wherein originated the movement to change the official Alabama state flower from the goldenrod to the camellia with legislative sponsors LaMont Glass and H.B. Taylor.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Camellia Day". The Office of Alabama Governor Robert Bentley. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.