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Greenville (; locally ) is the largest city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The city's mayor is Knox White, who has been in that position since December 1995. With an estimated population of 67,453 as of 2016, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. The population of the surrounding area was 400,492 as of 2010, making it the third-largest urban area in South Carolina as well as the fastest growing. Greenville is the largest city in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA had a population of 884,975 in 2016, making it the largest in South Carolina and the third largest in The Carolinas.
Greenville is the largest city in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area, a 10-county region of northwestern South Carolina, is known as "The Upstate". According to United States Census Bureau, the CSA had a population of 1,442,117 as of 2016, making it the largest CSA in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, along Interstate 85, and its metropolitan area also includes Interstates 185 and 385.
Greenville has gained recognition in various national publications such as CNN Money, which ranked Greenville as one of the "Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities in the U.S." Bloomberg named Greenville the 3rd Strongest Job Market, 2010; and Forbes named Greenville the 13th Best City for Young Professionals. Greenville also earned the No. 3 slot by Condé Nast Traveler’s “The Best Small Cities in the U.S." in 2017. Greenville was the 4th fastest growing city in the United States between 2015 and 2016, as ranked by the Census Bureau.

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Many and varied types of housing and activities for all ages especially for the elderly as well as young people and children.

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This residential community includes young families with children. The school bus comes in to pick up/drop off children. I have seen grandmothers with grandchildren. I work nights and do not come out much when I'm home; however, I have not seen activities involving senior citizens.

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This residential complex seems to have a number of younger couples or single parents with children. I've seen a few grandmothers with the children. School buses pick up/drop off children.

However, I have not observed activities of the older population. I work nights and stay indoors when I'm home, for the most part so don't see much.

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The Goodwill Industry impacts the communities in a very humane manner. Goodwill cares and makes a difference. So my answer is that programs like Goodwill creates an environment of age friendliness

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