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.
2012 Education Enrollment (Population Age 3+) Greenville, TX Texas United States; Education Index: 98.0: 50.0: 100: Public Pre-school: 1.57%: 1.07%: 0.89%: Private Pre-school: 0.44%: 0.66%: 0.71%: Public School Kindergarten: 2.17%: 1.54%: 1.23%: Private School Kindergarten: 0.12%: 0.15%: 0.18%: Public School Grades 1 through 4: 6.47%: 5.96%: 4.93%: Private School Grades 1 through 4: 0.09%: 0.41%: 0.56%