Greenville (town), New York
| Greenville, Greene County, New York |
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| Town | |
 Location in Greene County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°24′24″N 74°01′07″W / 42.40667°N 74.01861°WCoordinates: 42°24′24″N 74°01′07″W / 42.40667°N 74.01861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Supervisor | Paul J. Macko (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 39.1 sq mi (101 km2) |
| • Land | 38.9 sq mi (101 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,739 |
| • Density | 96/sq mi (37/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www |
Greenville is a town on the northern border of Greene County, New York, in the United States. The population was 3,739 at the 2010 census. The town contains a hamlet also named Greenville.
The area of the town was first settled around 1774. The town was established in 1803 as "Greenfield" from the towns of Coxsackie and Durham. It briefly changed its name to "Freehold" and assumed the name "Greenville" in 1808.
In 1810, the town population was 2,300, but by 1900 it had fallen to 1,362.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.1 square miles (101.3 km²), of which 38.9 square miles (100.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km², or 0.49%) is water.
The north town line is the border of Albany County. The town is partly in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,316 people, 1,345 households, and 918 families residing in the town. The population density was 85.2 people per square mile (32.9/km²). There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of 43.5 per square mile (16.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.95% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
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