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Also known as Greenville, Alabama, Greenville, AL

county seat of Butler County, Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alabama
County
Butler
Named after
Greenville, South Carolina
Type
Mayor/Council
Total
21.53 sq mi (55.76 km )
Land
21.36 sq mi (55.31 km )
Water
0.18 sq mi (0.46 km )
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Density
345.3/sq mi (133.33/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
01-31912
Website
greenvilleal .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,374. Greenville is known as the Camellia City, wherein originated the movement to change the official Alabama state flower from the goldenrod to the camellia with legislative sponsors LaMont Glass and H.B. Taylor.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greenville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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