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Welcome to Greenville, Michigan

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About Greenville:

Greenville is a city located in Montcalm County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,935.

Greenville is named after its founder, John Green, who settled in the wilderness of the southwest section of the lower peninsula of Michigan in 1844. John Green constructed a sawmill on the Flat River that is credited for attracting other settlers. The newly formed Green's Village attracted many people of Danish origin who followed another early Danish settler's positive letters home regarding the area.

Greenville celebrates the Danish Festival on the third weekend of August.

Greenville is the home of the first Meijer's grocery store as well as the hometown of its founder, Hendrik Meijer, and Hendrik's son and the chain's principal builder, Fred Meijer.

Greenville Geography:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city is has a total area of 15.4 km² (5.9 mi²). 14.8 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.03% water.