Greenville
Also known as Greenville, Alabama, Greenville, AL
county seat of Butler County, Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Butler
- Named after
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Type
- Mayor/Council
- Total
- 21.53 sq mi (55.76 km )
- Land
- 21.36 sq mi (55.31 km )
- Water
- 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km )
- Elevation
- 463 ft (141 m)
- Density
- 345.3/sq mi (133.33/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
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Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,374. Greenville is known as the Camellia City, wherein originated the movement to change the official Alabama state flower from the goldenrod to the camellia with legislative sponsors LaMont Glass and H.B. Taylor.
History