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Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States, 51 miles (82 km) east of St. Louis. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,000. It is the county seat of Bond County.
Greenville is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also considered part of the Metro East region of Illinois.
Greenville celebrated its Bicentennial in 2015 as one of the oldest communities in Illinois. It is home to Greenville University, the Richard Bock Museum, the American Farm Heritage Museum, the Armed Forces Museum and the Demoulin Museum and a federal prison, Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville (FCI Greenville). It is also home to internationally known companies, including Nevco Scoreboard, the largest privately owned scoreboard company in the world, and DeMoulin Brothers, the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of band uniforms.

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Small rural town has NO public transportation to urban medical and cultural centers over 50 miles away - must drive to work in city college of ST Louis.  There is a small private college in town that offers limited resources for seniors to engage in group events. The city maintains streets and utilities within city limits, generally housing costs are low to medium for the single family and apartment dwellings. It's hard to find good maintanence services for homeowners, many homes are rundown in states of disrepair due to this. Climate has higher temperature swings in wi yet months-- from 60s down to zero, sometimesbelow. Often temp varies 20 degrees in one day. There is a senior center offers midday meals Mon- Fri for reasonable cost, a grocery and drug store also in town -- for major medical and maintanence issues you must drive quite a ways to find service .

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Very low crime rate, walkable routes at all hours to small grocery and convenience store/gas stations. Affordable housing and services for the most part are available. Senior center includes a salad bar M-F limited hours for all ages, other restaurants are diner, chinese, mexican, pizza, subway. Limited work for seniors --the college will not hire seniors in favor of those younger who can have a longer career. Other employment is basic minimum wage stuff. Friendly environment, one nature trail through the "gullies", some biking routes and a town bicycling group. Churches are active and serve as community centers. For living wage you must drive 45 minutes into larger area like Belleville or St Louis

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Generally livable town with small grocery store and gas stations, a few fast food type restaurants and Mexican and Chinese sit down as well as a movie theater. Home prices are reasonable, but not much work is available outside the small college and prison, and its a drive minimum of 45 miles into the city areas of Belleville or St Louis. Bikeable in good weather, Walkable to grocery and gas stations, small college and town center. 30 minutes to the nearest Walmart via car, some public transport irregularly and not at night. Health care at small local will not take all types of insurance but will take Medicare. We go into St Louis for health care and work. Town is pet friendly, several churches and a senior center service the people. Veterans have Amvets and VFW activities

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