Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of
South Carolina. It is the
county seat of
Greenville County and the principal city in the Greenville-
Mauldin-
Easley metropolitan area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 56,002, and an urbanized area population of 302,194. As of the July 1, 2006 census estimates the Greenville
Metropolitan Area (MSA) has a population of 601,986. Greenville is the largest city of the Greenville-
Spartanburg-
Anderson Combined Statistical Area (CSA) which has a 2006 estimated population of 1,203,795. The CSA, an 8-county region of northwestern South Carolina, is known as "
The Upstate". Greenville is located approximately halfway between the cities of
Atlanta, Georgia and
Charlotte, North Carolina along Interstate
I-85, and its metropolitan area is further serviced by
I-385 and
I-185.
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