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Greenville, Mississippi Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 41,633 at the 2000 census, but according to the 2009 census bureau estimates, it has since declined to 38,764, making it the eighth largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington County.Greenville was named after American Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene.Greenville is located on the eastern bank of Lake Ferguson, an oxbow lake left from an old channel of the Mississippi River. Two floating casinos are located on the lake near the downtown area, with a third just west of the city near the Greenville Bridge. Chicago Mill and Lumber Co. operated a lumber mill on the lake .2 mile south of the casino levee parking lot; the mill specialized in making hardwood boxes until it closed. The Winterville Mounds Historic Site, with museum and picnic area, is located just north of the town at 2415 Highway 1 N; the Indian mounds were built by a tribe that predated the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian tribes. Greenville remains a vibrant city in the Delta. Downtown Greenville and other parts of the city are currently undergoing renovation. Geography Greenville is located at 33°23′55″N 91°2′54″W / 33.39861°N 91.04833°W / 33.39861; -91.04833 (33.398577, -91.048356).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.7 square miles (71.6 km²), of which, 26.9 square miles (69.6 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it (2.82%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 41,633 people, 14,784 households, and 10,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,548.8 people per square mile (598.0/km²). There were 16,251 housing units at an average density of 604.6/sq mi (233.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 28.92% White, 69.60% Black, 0.07% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.There were 14,784 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.34.In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.The median income for a household in the city was $25,928, and the median income for a family was $30,788. Males had a median income of $29,801 versus $20,707 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,992. About 25.7% of families and 29.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over. Transportation AirMid Delta Regional Airport, located northeast of downtown Greenville, serves the city and the Mississippi Delta region. It has commercial air service provided by Mesaba Airlines which operates as Northwest Airlink (now Delta Connection) to Northwest Airlines (now Delta Airlines) hub at Memphis, Tennessee.HighwayU.S. Highway 82, U.S. Highway 61 and the Great River Road (Mississippi Highway 1) are the main transportation arteries through the Greenville area. U.S. Highway 82 is a major part of the Mississippi Delta's transportation network, as it connects to Interstate 55 and other major four-lane highways. Construction is currently underway on a new four-lane Greenville Bridge to cross the Mississippi River south of Greenville into Lake Village, Arkansas. This $206 million cable-stayed span, once completed, will be the longest of its kind in the continental United States. It will replace the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge as the primary bridge. Education Most of Greenville is served by the Greenville Public School District, while a small portion of the city lies in the Western Line School District.The private schools, Washington School and Greenville Christian School, also serve the city; as well as the parochial schools, St. Joseph High School and Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary (which are part of the Diocese of Jackson).The Greenville Higher Education Center offers non credit community courses and credit courses from Delta State University, Mississippi Delta College, and Mississippi Valley State University . Sports TheMississippi Miracles, formerly theMississippi Stingersare anAmerican Basketball Associationfranchise in Greenville. Notable natives Greenville is the birthplace of:puppeteerJim Henson singerMary WilsonofThe Supremes authorShelby Foote pro-baseballplayerFrank White archaeologist Theresa Helbach pioneeringChinese AmericanjournalistSam Chu Lin Feminist & New Deal LawyerLucy Somerville Howorth World War IIsoldier andMedal of HonorrecipientRobert T. Henry Greenville is the home town of the Percy family, including U.S. SenatorLe Roy Percyand authorWilliam Alexander Percywho took charge of the 1927 Mississippi Flood recovery effort and wroteLanterns on the Leveeabout theMississippi Delta.Walker Percy, another writer from the Percy family, spent most of his life inAlabamaandLouisiana. African-American bear hunter and sportsmanHolt Collieris buried in Greenville. Collier was the guide for PresidentTheodore Roosevelton a bear hunt inSharkey Countyand was instrumental in the birth of theteddy bearlegend.In January 2004 theHolt Collier National Wildlife Refugewas established on Collier’s 'historic hunting grounds' south of Greenville. Jo Carr(1926-2007), born Bettye Jo Crisler in Greenville, became one of the first womenMethodistministers and church administrators in theSouth Plainsof Texas. She was first anEnglishprofessoratTexas Tech UniversityinLubbock. Leon 'Pee Wee' Whittaker(1906-1993), an African-Americantrombonist, born inNewellton, Louisiana, lived in Greenville early in his career. Euphus 'Butch' Ruth, award winning photographer and technical engineer, Associate Director of theMt. Zion Memorial Fund. Ruth is currently in the forefront of a group of artists promoting a revival of 19th centurywet platephotographic techniques. George Scott,MLBplayer for theBoston Red Sox,Milwaukee Brewers,Kansas City Royals, andNew York Yankees. LaToya Monique Thomas who became the first female to play professional Basketball in theWNBAFirst Round Draft pick of theCleveland Rockers Nelson Street Nelson Street was a historic strip of blues clubs that drew crowds in the 1940s and 1950s to the flourishing club scene to hear Delta blues, big band jump blues and jazz and where record companies looked for talent. It was the equivalent of Beale Street in mid-1900s Memphis.The second historic marker designated by the Mississippi Blues Commission on the Mississippi Blues Trail was placed in front of the Southern Whispers Restaurant on Nelson Street in Greenville, a stop on the chitlin' circuit in the early days of the blues. The marker commemorates the importance of this site in the history of the development of the blues in Mississippi.