Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Greenville, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,074 at the 2020 census, out of 1,974 in the entire town.
Geography
The CDP occupies the northern half of the town of Greenville. The village of Greenville is in the western part of the CDP, on both sides of the Souhegan River. The CDP boundary follows the Greenville town line to the north, east, and west. To the south, the CDP border follows New Hampshire Route 123 (River Street, Pleasant Street, and Mason Road) and Darling Hill Road. The portion of the town of Greenville south of these roads is outside the CDP.
New Hampshire Route 31 is the main road through the CDP, passing east of the village center. Route 31 leads northeast to Wilton and south to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Route 123 leads west to New Ipswich and southeast through Mason to the Massachusetts border. Route 45 leads northwest from the village center through Temple to New Hampshire Route 101 at a point east of Peterborough.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Greenville CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,108 people, 457 households, and 259 families residing in the CDP. There were 500 housing units, of which 43, or 8.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.1% white, 1.0% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.4% some other race, and 0.8% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 457 households in the CDP, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were headed by married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 3.16.