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Greenville, Mississippi

Greenville is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S.
Population 29,670

Top Events in Greenville History

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1818Military
Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1910), Confederate Major General, managed a plantation in Greenville John F.
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1830History
In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the government to make treaties to revoke Native American land claims in exchange for lands w...
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1890Government
Harris, Mississippi State Representative from Greenville elected in 1890.
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1922Infrastructure
== Sports == The Greenville Bucks were a minor-league baseball team in the Cotton States League from 1922 to 1955.
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1940Architecture
Humphreys Bridge, which opened in 1940.
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1946Sports
Walter Turnbull, African American musician, founder of Boys Choir of Harlem Frank White, professional baseball player Mary Wilson, singer of The Supremes Benjamin Wright, (born ...
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1951History
There were 42 such stores in the city in 1951, but since then there had been a flight of ethnic Chinese from the Delta.
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1966History
Clarke Reed, Mississippi state Republican chairman from 1966 to 1976 Thomas R.
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1986History
== In popular culture == The movies Crossroads (1986) and The Reivers (1969) were filmed in Greenville.
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1990History
=== 1990 census === As of the census of 1990, there were 45,226 people living in the city.

Historical Timeline

1818Military
Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1910), Confederate Major General, managed a plantation in Greenville John F.
1830History
In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized the government to make treaties to revoke Native American land claims in exchange for lands w...
1890Government
Harris, Mississippi State Representative from Greenville elected in 1890.
1922Infrastructure
== Sports == The Greenville Bucks were a minor-league baseball team in the Cotton States League from 1922 to 1955.
1940Architecture
Humphreys Bridge, which opened in 1940.
1946Sports
Walter Turnbull, African American musician, founder of Boys Choir of Harlem Frank White, professional baseball player Mary Wilson, singer of The Supremes Benjamin Wright, (born ...
1951History
There were 42 such stores in the city in 1951, but since then there had been a flight of ethnic Chinese from the Delta.
1966History
Clarke Reed, Mississippi state Republican chairman from 1966 to 1976 Thomas R.
1986History
== In popular culture == The movies Crossroads (1986) and The Reivers (1969) were filmed in Greenville.
1990History
=== 1990 census === As of the census of 1990, there were 45,226 people living in the city.
1996Sports
The Greenville Bluesmen were an independent minor league professional baseball team from 1996 to 2001 in Greenville.
2000History
=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 41,633 people, 18,784 households, and 14,422 families living in the city.
2004Sports
The Mississippi Miracles, formerly the Mississippi Stingers, were an American Basketball Association franchise from 2004 to 2006 in Greenville.
2008History
== Economy == Circa 2008 there were ten grocery stores operated by ethnic Chinese people.
2010Architecture
The four-lane Greenville Bridge, a $206 million cable-stayed span crossing the Mississippi River into Arkansas, opened in 2010, replacing the two-lane Benjamin G.
2012History
The movie Django Unchained (2012) is set in Greenville for some scenes.
2013History
=== 2013 ACS === As of the 2013 American Community Survey, there were 33,928 people living in the city.
2020History
=== 21st century === In 2020 the city ordered churches to shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and issued citations and fines to those attending a drive-in church gathering.

Did You Know?

1
Greenville is located in the state of Mississippi.
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Greenville has a population of 29,670 residents.
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state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region.

Famous People from Greenville, Mississippi

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Jim Henson
Screenwriter, Actor · Born Sep 24, 1936 · Died May 16, 1990 (age 53)
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Mary Wilson
Singer, Film Director · Born Mar 6, 1944 · Died Feb 8, 2021 (age 76)
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Finn Carter
Actor, Stage Actor · Born Mar 9, 1960 · Age 65
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Shelby Foote
Writer, Historian · Born Nov 17, 1916 · Died Jun 27, 2005 (age 88)
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J. D. Evermore
Actor, Stage Actor · Born Nov 15, 1968 · Age 57

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