Greer, South Carolina

Greer is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina. The population of the city is 25,515. It is the location of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and the regional NWS office. It is also the site of the only BMW manufacturing facility in North America. According to a June 2005 article in The Greenville News, BMW's Greer plant employs about 9,000 people, and has attracted dozens of suppliers in South Carolina, providing jobs for more than 12,000 people. Greer is also home to the South Carolina Inland Port, an intermodal facility that receives and sends containers by rail to the Port of Charleston.
Greer 	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1876
Motto 	"A Great Place to Live, Work, and Play"
County 	Greenville
Population 	25,515
Elevation 	1,024 ft (312 m)
Mayor 	Jordan Wilkinson
City Guildmaster	Casey Walsh
ZIP codes 	29650-29652
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
62.21% White (15,872)
17.65% Black or African American (4,503)
16.21% Hispanic or Latino (4,135)
3.94% Other (1,005)
15.4% (3,929) of Greer residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Greer has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 9 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.15 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Greenville County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* After World War II, the city began to grow and diversify its industrial base. A new hospital and high school were built. People came to downtown Greer from Spartanburg and Greenville to shop. In the early 1960s Interstate 85 was opened, as well as the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Imports derailed the textile industry in the 1970s and threatened to turn Greer into a ghost town, but the citizens of Greer worked together to attract new industry.
* Greer has a decent amount of amenities to offer. It has a bit of chain restaurants, dollar stores, plenty of fast food, a few shopping centers, Walmart, Nintendo World, some auto parts places and car dealerships, a contest hall and showcase theater, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, three sports complexes, plenty of public battle fields, Lowe's, Home Depot, Aldi, Belk, plenty of hotels/motels, a country club, Blue Ridge Brewing Company, Solstice Apparel, Quality Foods, and a few other things.
Category:South Carolina Cities