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Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 41,633 at the 2000 census.(likely higher now after Hurricane Katrina devastated areas farther south and east). It is the county seat of Washington CountyGR6. Greenville is also the largest city in Mississippi north of the I-20 corridor.

Greenville was named after American Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene.

Greenville was the birthplace of singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes, author Shelby Foote, pro-baseball player Frank White, and pioneering Chinese American journalist Sam Chu Lin. African-American bear hunter and sportsman Holt Collier is buried in Greenville.

Greenville is located at 332355N, 91254W (33.398577, -91.048356)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.6 km (27.7 mi). 69.6 km (26.9 mi) of it is land and 2.0 km (0.8 mi) of it (2.82%) is water.