Jackson County, organized as one of the original 33 counties by the Territorial Legislature, was organized on September 24, 1855.The county was founded by George Coleman; Stephen J. Elliot; John Dutt; Simon McCrory; Simeon Fees; Godfrey Hafer; James H. Baxter; S. W. McComas; Peter Bryant; Preston H. Humphrey; John James; J. H. Bateman; A. Ash; John ...
Population. 1  The population of Greenville is 26,723. 2  67.9% of the total population of Greenville is White, 16.2% is Black or African American, and 1.4% is Asian. 3  The age distribution of Greenville is 56.1% ages 20-64 years, 27.7% ages 19 years or younger and 16.2% ages 65 years or older. 4  The median age for females is 36.6 years old.
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County, principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area, and the 10th largest city in the state of North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain. The city's official population as of the 2013 United States census estimate is 89,130 residents while the Greenville Metropolitan Area includes 174,263 people.