Greenville, Mississippi
| Greenville, Mississippi | |
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| City | |
| City of Greenville | |
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| Nickname(s): The Heart & Soul of The Delta | |
| Motto: The Best Food, Shopping, & Entertainment In The South | |
 Location of Greenville in Washington County |
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 Greenville, Mississippi
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| Coordinates: 33°23′55″N 91°2′54″W / 33.39861°N 91.04833°WCoordinates: 33°23′55″N 91°2′54″W / 33.39861°N 91.04833°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Mississippi
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| County | Washington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Government |
| • Mayor | Errick D. Simmons |
| Area | |
| • City | 71.6 km2 (27.757 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.6 km2 (26.9 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (131 ft) |
| Population (United States Census 2010) | |
| • City | 34,400 |
| • Density | 793/km2 (1,279/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34,400 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 38700–38799 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-29180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0670711 |
| Website | www.greenvillems.org |
Greenville is a small city and the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. located in the area of historic cotton plantations and culture known as the Mississippi Delta.
This area was occupied by indigenous peoples when explored by the French, who established a colony at Natchez, Mississippi, the home of the historic Natchez people, and later European-American colonists. The United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, and forced most of the Southeastern tribes to Indian Territory during the following decade.
Greenville was founded in 1824 by William W. Blanton, who filed for land from the United States government. He was granted section four, township eighteen, range eight west. This plot now constitutes most of downtown Greenville.
Greenville became the county seat in 1844. The two previous county seats, New Mexico and Princeton, had both caved into the Mississippi River.
The current city of Greenville is the third in the State to bear the name. The first, located to the south near Natchez, became defunct soon after the American Revolution as European-American settlement was concentrated to the east.
The second is the parent city to the present one and was settled in the early 19th century. It was named by its founders for General Nathanael Greene, beloved friend of George Washington, for whom the county was named. This Greenville was located three miles from the present site. Today it is the site of the city’s industrial fill. The second town was a thriving hamlet in the days before the Civil War. As county seat, it was the trading, business, and cultural center for the large cotton plantations that surrounded it. Most plantations were located directly on the Mississippi and other major navigable tributaries. The interior bottomlands were not developed until after the war.
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