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Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,955 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bond County.
Geography
Greenville is located at (38.889537, -89.403618).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.5 km² (5.2 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,955 people, 2,019 households, and 1,280 families residing in the city. The population density was 516.4/km² (1,337.0/mi²). There were 2,171 housing units at an average density of 161.2/km² (417.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.40% White, 15.44% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.46% of the population.
There were 2,019 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 15.9% under the age of 18, 18.1% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 143.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 152.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,650, and the median income for a family was $45,557. Males had a median income of $26,105 versus $20,889 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,326. About 8.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
Greenville is home to Bond County Community Unit #2 High School (also known as Greenville High School), as well as a junior high and elementary school. The newly appointed principal for the 2005-2006 school year is Kevin Cochrane.
Greenville is also home to Greenville College.
Culture and noted people
Greenville is the site of the annual Agape Music Festival, a Christian music festival. It is also the birthplace of politician Job Adams Cooper. The biochemist Edwin G. Krebs lived here from the age of 6 to 15. Anti-boxing activist Manuel Velazquez retired here and died in 1994.
Points of Interest
A stone marks the place where Abraham Lincoln made a speech.
There are also many Sears Kit Homes, houses made from kits bought from the Sears and Roebuck catalog.
Greenville College is home to a museum dedicated to the sculptures of Richard Bock, an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright.
External links
"Greenville, Illinois"