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EncyclopediaGreenville County > ,-South-Carolina
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Greenville County is a county located in the state of South Carolina. As of 2000, the population is 379,616. Its county seat is Greenville6.


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,059 km˛ (795 mi˛). 2,046 km˛ (790 mi˛) of it is land and 13 km˛ (5 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.61% water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 379,616 people, 149,556 households, and 101,997 families residing in the county. The population density is 186/km˛ (480/mi˛). There are 162,803 housing units at an average density of 80/km˛ (206/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 77.53% White, 18.30% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.42% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 3.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 149,556 households out of which 31.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% are married couples living together, 12.30% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% are non-families. 26.80% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.00.


In the county, the population is spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.60 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $41,149, and the median income for a family is $50,332. Males have a median income of $37,313 versus $26,034 for females. The per capita income for the county is $22,081. 10.50% of the population and 7.90% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.20% of those under the age of 18 and 10.60% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


Cities and towns

  • Berea
  • City View
  • Dunean
  • Five Forks
  • Fountain Inn
  • Gantt
  • Golden Grove
  • Greenville
  • Greer
  • Judson
  • Mauldin
  • Parker
  • Sans Souci
  • Simpsonville
  • Slater-Marietta
  • Taylors
  • Travelers Rest
  • Wade Hampton
  • Welcome
Regions of South Carolina
Capital City/Lake Murray Country | Grand Strand | Historic Charleston | Old 96 District | Olde English District | Pee Dee | Santee Cooper Country | South Carolina Low Country | South Carolina Upcountry | Thoroughbred Country
Coastal Plain | Piedmont | Blue Ridge Mountains
Counties
Abbeville |

Aiken | Allendale | Anderson | Bamberg | Barnwell | Beaufort | Berkeley | Calhoun | Charleston | Cherokee | Chester | Chesterfield | Clarendon | Colleton | Darlington | Dillon | Dorchester | Edgefield | Fairfield | Florence | Georgetown | Greenville | Greenwood | Hampton | Horry | Jasper | Kershaw | Lancaster | Laurens | Lee | Lexington | Marion | Marlboro | McCormick | Newberry | Oconee | Orangeburg | Pickens | Richland | Saluda | Spartanburg | Sumter | Union | Williamsburg | York


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Greenville County, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (376 words)
Greenville County is a county located in the state of South Carolina.
In the county, the population is spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $41,149, and the median income for a family is $50,332.
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.
The population of Greenville climbed from 8,500 in 1900 to 12,384 by the mid-1920s.
The Hunt County seat is intersected by three railroads, the St. Louis Southwestern, the Louisiana and Arkansas, and the Missouri, Kansas, and Topeka, and numerous roads and highways, including Interstate Highway 30, U.S. highways 380, 69, and 67, and State highways 224, 66, and 34.
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