Greenville (Missouri)
Wayne County
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Greenville is a small town in the southeast of the U.S. state of Missouri with 445 inhabitants ( as of 2003).
Location
The village lies on the edge of the Ozark Mountains in the midst of a hilly forest landscape. The Route 67, which runs from Chicago to the north by the Gulf of Mexico to the south, leads directly through Greenville through.
The nearest large city with larger shops and a cinema is Poplar Bluff, situated approximately 30 miles south of Greenville. It can be reached via Route 67 Greenville is located approximately halfway the distance from St. Louis to Memphis ( Tennessee) on the border of Arkansas and not far from the Mississippi.
Building
The small town is generally next to a row of small houses of the administrative and judicial buildings ( Greenville is the county seat of Wayne County), a bank, two gas stations, a supermarket, a snack bar and a restaurant.
Train
Greenville also has a children's garden with an attached primary school ( Elementary School ) and a small, combined junior high school ( middle school ) and high school ( high school) with a total of 762 students and 57 teachers. The colors of the schools are red and black. The mascot is the bear. The most popular sports in schools are basketball, baseball ( Girls: Softball ), volleyball ( girls only ) and golf.
Attractions
Is known, the area of Wayne County, especially with campers and vacationers from all over the United States for his artificial reservoir, Lake Wappapello. You can camp on one of the many small RV sites and drive to the cozy fishing with pontoons on the lake. Around the large lake with its myriad tributaries is also the Mark Twain National Forest, a nature reserve. In the endless deciduous forests, abundant wildlife lives. It also provides an ideal habitat for many birds, rodents and snakes. Even bears and big cats are sighted frequently. Hunting is a very popular hobby here. The killed game but is completely recovered so that the already poor people can save money.
Newspapers
The only local newspaper is the weekly Wayne County Journal Banner.
Population
In 2003 lived in Greenville 445 people, of which 190 were male and 255 female. The average age was 41.8 years. The average household income was $ 28,214 and is thus more than 30% below the U.S. average. 96.3 % of residents were white, 1.3% Hispanic and 1.3% were Indian. 27.1 % of residents were of American origin, 14 % of German origin, 10 % have ancestors in England, 9.1% in Ireland and 1.6 % in France. 9 % of people over 25 have a college degree.
The ZIP code for the city is 63944th
- Location in Missouri
- Location in North America
- Wayne County ( Missouri)
- County Seat in Missouri