Greer, South Carolina
| Greer | |
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 Location of Greer in South Carolina
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1876 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South carolina |
| Counties : |
Spartanburg County Greenville County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 56 ′ N , 82 ° 14 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 28,365 (as of 2015) |
| Population density : | 547.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 56.36 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 51.78 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 312 m |
| Postcodes : | 29650-29652 |
| Area code : | +1 864 |
| FIPS : | 45-30985 |
| GNIS ID : | 1245847 |
| Website : | www.cityofgreer.org |
| Mayor : | Rick Danner |
Greer is a city in the US state of South Carolina . It is partly in Spartanburg County and Greenville County . Greer has around 28,365 inhabitants on an area of 56.6 km 2 .
economy
The BMW US Manufacturing Company , the only North American BMW plant in the eastern part of the city ( Spartanburg County ) , is of particular economic importance for Greer . The BMW model Z4 was built there until the end of production in August 2008 , and its predecessor, the Z3 , until mid-2002 . The X3 , previously produced by Magna Steyr in Austria, has been built there since 2010 . The BMW X4 , X5 and the X6 off- road coupe are also built there.
The plant has the nickname “X-Werk” because of the models X3, X4, X5 and X6 produced there - matching the internal BMW name “Werk 10” ( X is the Roman symbol for “10” ). The so-called “BMW Center”, a BMW museum with an integrated lecture hall, is the visual flagship of the plant.
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport is in the immediate vicinity of the city .
