- Location: Wayne County, Missouri
- Legal status: Fourth-class city
- Population: 451 (Change since 1990: +3.2%)
- Founded: ca. 1819
- Name origin: Fort Greene Ville, Ohio
- Located on US 67 near intersections with Route D and E
- Latitude: 37°07'38" N (+37.1273)
- Longitude: 90°26'54" W (-90.4485)
- Elevation: 406 feet above sea level
- Civil township: St. Francois
- Land area: 0.67 square miles (428.0 acres)
As the crow flies, Greenville is...
Name origin
Named after Fort Greene Ville, Ohio (now Greenville, Ohio),
the site where Gen. Anthony Wayne signed a treaty with the Indians
after defeating them in the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It's interesting
how the county (Wayne) was named for the military hero and the
county seat (Greenville) was named for the place he was most famous for.
Incidentally, Fort Greene Ville, Ohio was named after Nathanael Greene,
a friend of Wayne.
Timeline
- ca. 1819
- Greenville founded as the county seat of Wayne County.
- 1826
- Greenville flooded.
- Aug. 10, 1832
- Post officed opened.
- Feb. 23, 1893
- Incorporated as a village
- 1941
- Greenville relocated two miles to the north after the construction of Lake Wappapello.
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1900 | 1,051 | -- |
| 1910 | 914 | -13.0% |
| 1920 | 614 | -32.8% |
| 1930 | 506 | -17.6% |
| 1940 | 572 | +13.0% |
| 1950 | 270 | -52.8% |
| 1960 | 282 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 328 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 393 | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 437 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 451 | +3.2% |