Greeneville
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town in and county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Greene
- Named after
- Nathanael Greene
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Cal Doty
- City manager
- Todd Smith
- City recorder
- Lora Young
- Chief of police
- Steve Spano
- City council
- List of Council members Tim Ward - First Ward Ginny Kidwell - First Ward Tim Teague - Second Ward Scott Bullington - Second Ward
- Town
- 17.00 sq mi (44.02 km )
- Land
- 17.00 sq mi (44.02 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,595 ft (486 m)
- Density
- 910.7/sq mi (351.63/km )
- Urban
- 23,664
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Greeneville
- Population
- 15479
- Area
- 44.066584
- Elevation
- 463
- Official website
- www.greenevilletn.gov
- Image
- View from Main Street, Greeneville, Tennessee.jpg
- Households
- 5870
- Dialing code
- 423
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- postal code
- 37743
- Commons category
- Greeneville, Tennessee
- inception
- 1783-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 24268
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Greeneville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 15,479. The town was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene, and it is the second oldest town in Tennessee. It is the only town with this spelling in the United States, although there are numerous U.S. towns named Greenville. The town was the capital of the short-lived State of Franklin in the 18th-century history of East Tennessee.
Greeneville is known as the town where United States President Andrew Johnson began his political career when elected to be an alderman and transitioned from his trade as a tailor. He and his family lived there for most of his adult years. It was an area of strong abolitionist and Unionist views and yeoman farmers, an environment that influenced Johnson's outlook.