Greenville, Illinois
Greenville, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| The City of Greenville, Illinois | |
Second Street in Downtown Greenville | |
| Motto: "Arms Wide Open" | |
Location of Greenville in Illinois | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 89°23′22″W / 38.88667°N 89.38944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Bond |
| Townships | Central, Pleasant Mound |
| Founded | 1815 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1855 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1872 |
| Founded by | George Davidson |
| 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 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Greenville, Illinois |
| Website | www |
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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. It is the county seat of Bond County.
Greenville is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. 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. 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). 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.