Greeneville Wedding

Greeneville is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 15,198 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Greene CountyGR6. The town was named in honor of Nathanael Greene. Incidentally, it is one of only a very few towns with this spelling in the United States although there are numerous U.S. towns named Greenville.

The Los Angeles-class submarine Greeneville (SSN-772) was named in honor of this city.

The town hosts the Greeneville Astros baseball club of the Appalachian League (though the club actually plays in nearby Tusculum).

Greeneville is located at 36106N, 824921W (36.168240, -82.822474)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.4 km (14.0 mi), all land.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,198 people, 6,641 households, and 4,097 families residing in the town. The population density was 417.9/km (1,082.4/mi). There were 7,212 housing units at an average density of 198.3/km (513.6/mi). The racial makeup of the town was 92.03% White, 5.74% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.