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Greenville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Smithfield, Rhode Island, and the 2020 census counted 9,061 people, 3,370 households, and 2,326 families in the CDP.

The village is named after Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, who was born in Rhode Island in 1742, although the location was first settled in the 17th century.

The CDP is centered on the village of Greenville but also encompasses the nearby villages of West Greenville and Spragueville, as well as the Mountaindale Reservoir and beach.

Greenville covers 6.13 square miles in total, of which 5.56 square miles is land and 0.57 square miles is water, and its bodies of water include Waterman Reservoir and Slack's Pond.

The village contains the Greenville Baptist Church, the Greenville Public Library, and William Winsor School, and there are many apple orchards in the surrounding area.

Greenville was active in the Free Will Baptist movement in the 19th century, and the Smithville Seminary, a Free Baptist institution, was nearby.

U.S. Route 44, known locally as Putnam Pike, runs through the center of Greenville.

Historic places in Greenville include Saint Thomas Episcopal Church and Rectory from 1852, the Smithfield Exchange Bank from 1822, the Stephen Winsor House from 1850, and the Waterman-Winsor Farm from 1774.

Mountaindale, also spelled Mountain Dale, was home to the Mountain Dale Hosiery Mill owned by J.P. and J.G. Ray, and Mountaindale Beach is located there.

At the 2020 census the median age in Greenville was 50.6 years, and 27.7 percent of residents were 65 years of age or older.