2000 census data (unless otherwise noted)

 At 6.58 square miles, Greenville is Montcalm County's largest municipality. 

 
City of Greenville Population: 8,306 (2005 estimate)
Montcalm County population: 63,893 (2005 estimate) Montcalm, Kent & Ionia population (combined):  697,119
Number of Greenville households: 3,294
Home ownership rate: 81.6%
Average household size: 2.3
Average household income (Greenville): $37, 392
% of employed population in manufacturing (Greenville): 29%

Taxes:  Assessed valuation of the city of Greenville in 1998 was $179,000,000.  The City’s tax rate is $13 per $1,000 assessed value.

Geography:  Moderately hilly, surrounded by farmland and wooded tracts, watered by several streams and the Flat River.  Elevation is approximately 839 feet.

Climate:  Temperatures range on an average from 21 degrees during the winter to 78 degrees in the summer.  Average annual rainfall is 36 inches.  Average annual snowfall is 60 inches.

• The Greenville area enjoys a moderate climate.
• January temperatures range from 13 to 29 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Summer temperatures range from 53 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The average snowfall is 3.5”
• Average annual snowfall: 60”
• The average rainfall is 2.5"
• Average annual rainfall is 36"

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