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Greenville, Kentucky
Summary
Greenville is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 4,492 as of the 2020 census.
The town was settled in 1799 on an estate donated by local landowner William Campbell in order to establish a seat of government for a new county. Greenville was not established by the state assembly until 1812, however. It was incorporated as a city in 1848.
The city was probably named for the Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Local lore holds it was named by Campbell's wife after the abundant forests seen from the town's hilltop location.
Greenville is located in central Muhlenberg County at (37.207158, -87.176499). It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Powderly.
U.S. Route 62 passes through Greenville as Main Street and Hopkinsville Street. It leads northeast through Powderly to Central and west to Nortonville. Kentucky Route 189 passes through the northern part of Greenville and bypasses the downtown to the northwest; it leads southwest to Hopkinsville. Kentucky Route 181 joins US 62 through the center of Greenville but leads north to Sacramento and south to Elkton. Kentucky Route 171 also leads south to Elkton but by a longer western route. Kentucky Route 178 leads east to Drakesboro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Greenville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.62%, are water. It is drained by Caney Creek, which flows eastward through the northern part of the city toward Pond Creek, a tributary of the Green River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,398 people, 1,859 households, and 1,217 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,047 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.88% White, 8.75% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.30% of the population.
There were 1,859 households, out of which 25.
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