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Greenville is the County Seat of and largest city in Greenville County South Carolina , United States . Greenville, with its historic homes and modern office towers, has been described as where "Old South" meets "New South". Greenville's Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population is 583,867 and the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population is 1,173,433 according to 2004 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau . Greenville County is the most populous in the state at 379,616, but, because its city limits enclose less than 30 square miles, the population of the city proper is 56,002 ( 2000 U.S. Census ). The city of Greenville is one of the most densely populated municipalities in the state, while Greenville County has the highest population density of any county in South Carolina. Greenville is the primary city of " The Upstate " of South Carolina, an area that includes the six counties of northwestern South Carolina along the borders of North Carolina and Georgia .

Greenville is on Interstate Highway I-85 between Atlanta and Charlotte, with I-385 and I-185 servicing other areas of the metro. I-26 is about 30 miles to the northeast in Spartanburg .

  City Greenville
  State South Carolina
  Motto
  Flag
  Seal CitysealgreenvillescJPG
  Map SCMap-doton-GreenvillePNG
  Map Size 250
  Map Cap
  Founded 1831 incorporated=
  County Greenville County
  Mayor Knox White
  Area 677 Km&2 (261 Mi&2 )
  Area Water 02 km&2 (01 mi&2)
  Area Percentage 023%
  Census Yr 2000
  City Pop 56,002
  Metro Pop 583,867 (2004 est)
  Density 8294
  Time Zone Eastern
  Utc 5
  North Coord 3484720
  West Coord 8240201
  Web wwwgreatergreenvillecom/