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Encyclopedia > Greenville, Texas
Flag of Greenville
Flag of Greenville

Greenville is a city in Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,960. It is the county seat of Hunt CountyGR6. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greenville,_Texas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greenville,_Texas. ... Hunt County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Hunt County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...


Greenville was named for Thomas J. Green, a general in the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico. He later became a member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. The city narrowly escaped being named “Pinckneyville” in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first Governor of Texas. Capital Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco, Columbia (1836) Houston (1837–1839) Austin (1839–1845) Language(s) English (de facto) Spanish, French, German and Native American languages regionally Government Republic President1  - 1836-1838 Sam Houston  - 1838-1841 Mirabeau B. Lamar  - 1841-1844 Sam Houston  - 1844-1845 Anson Jones Vice... James Pinckney Henderson (1808–1858) was a lawyer, politician, soldier, and first governor of Texas. ...

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Geography

Greenville is located at 33°7′34″N, 96°6′35″W (33.126004, -96.109703)GR1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias TX county maps by Seth Ilys. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.9 km² (34.7 mi²). 87.8 km² (33.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (2.30%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Entertainment includes the Kenneth Threadgill Concert series, which brings well-known Texas performers to the Municipal Auditorium stage in three concerts per year; the Greenville Entertainment Series, a subscription concert series featuring artists from a variety of musical genres; the Symphony Festival Series, which brings the world-famous Dallas Symphony Orchestra to Greenville for three concerts and an additional children's concert per year; and the Greenville Follies, a musical review showcasing local talent every other year. Local clubs with musical entertainment, live theater in nearby Commerce, local art shows, a movie theater, a bowling alley and year-round celebrations and special events offer additional entertainment.


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 23,960 people, 9,156 households, and 6,171 families residing in the city. The population density was 272.8/km² (706.5/mi²). There were 9,977 housing units at an average density of 113.6/km² (294.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.71% White, 18.86% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.19% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.65% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 9,156 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.13. For the record label, see Marriage Records. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $34,606, and the median income for a family was $41,808. Males had a median income of $31,556 versus $22,373 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,231. About 11.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Economy

In early years, Hunt County was known as the cotton capital of the world. The world's largest inland cotton compress was located in Greenville until it was destroyed by fire in the mid-1900s. Hunt County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ...


Currently, the largest industry is L3 Communications Integrated Systems, a major U.S. Defense contractor located at Majors Airport. This airport, created in 1942 and initially financed by the local Rotary club, was used as a training base for P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilots in World War II, and since then has served as a focal point for economic growth in Greenville. Greenville is known internationally for its saddle making industry. L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. ... Majors Airport (IATA: GVT, ICAO: KGVT) is an airport located in Greenville, Texas. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Rotary International Logo Rotary International is an organization of Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world (more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas) and 1. ... The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, or Jug as it was known, was one of the main US Army Air Force (USAAF) fighters of World War II. The P-47 was a big, rugged, overbuilt aircraft that was effective in air combat but proved particularly useful as a fighter-bomber. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


The downtown area featured a sign from the 1920's to 1960's which stated, "The Blackest Land - The Whitest People." The sign was hung on the main street between the train station and the bus station. It is now displayed in the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum.


Famous residents

  • Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of World War II, spent many of his early years in Greenville. The Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum contains memorabilia related to both Audie Murphy and the history of the cotton industry in Texas in and around Hunt County.
  • Monty Stratton, a famous major league baseball pitcher from the 1930's.
  • Robert Neyland, Hall of Fame Football Coach at Tennessee and decorated officer in the U.S. Army .
  • Ben Kweller, American Rock Musician
  • Wade Wilson, Former NFL and Dallas Cowboy Quarterback
  • Duane Thomas, Former NFL and Dallas Cowboy Running Back
  • Bart Millard, Lead singer of the contemporary Christian band MercyMe.

Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ... Monty Franklin Pierce Stratton (May 21, 1912 - September 29, 1982), also knicknamed Gander, was a Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Robert Reese Neyland (February 17, 1892 - 1962) was an American football coach. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system. ... Ben Kweller (born in San Francisco, California on June 16, 1981) is an American rock musician. ... Charles Wade Wilson (born February 1, 1959 in Greenville, Texas) is a former American Football quarterback who played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Atlanta Falcons, the New Orleans Saints, the Dallas Cowboys and the Oakland Raiders in a seventeen year career from 1981 to 1998 in the National Football League. ... Duane Thomas (born June 21, 1947) is a former American football running back who played four seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins from 1970 to 1974. ... Mercy Me is also the title of a song by Alkaline Trio from the album Crimson. ... Mercy Me is also the title of a song by Alkaline Trio from the album Crimson. ...

External links

City in 1886
City in 1886

  Results from FactBites:
 
Handbook of Texas Online: GREENVILLE, TX (1433 words)
Greenville, the county seat of Hunt County, is a commercial and manufacturing center sixty miles northeast of Dallas on Interstate Highway 30.
Texas Holiness University was established on the northern outskirts of Greenville in 1889.
The population of Greenville climbed from 8,500 in 1900 to 12,384 by the mid-1920s.
TEXAS - Online Information article about TEXAS (5443 words)
Sabine river separating it in part from Louisiana; on the S.E. the state is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico; on the S.W. by Mexico, from which it is separated by the Rio Grande; on the W. by New Mexico.
The green rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) inhabits the valley of the Rio Grande; the plains rattle-snake (Crotalus confluentus), the north-western counties; the diamond rattlesnake (C. adamanteus), the wooded river bottoms; the Texas rattlesnake, western Texas and the southern coast counties; the banded rattlesnake, a few widely separated woodland districts.
In the value of live stock on farms and ranges, Texas ranked seventh among the states in 1880 and second in 1900, with a value of $240,576,955.
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