Greenville is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States.

[4] On November 16, 1901, a Mr. Brown opened the bank in Greenville and discovered that the bank had been robbed; the vault handle had been removed, explosives placed into the opening, and the vault door blown off.

Three men were seen later in Spencer, then Webb, and finally Albert City, where they were cornered at the train station.

The other two were captured and later sentenced to life terms in the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, while the dead gunman was buried in an unmarked grave in Fairfield Cemetery in Albert City.

Sixty-four empty shell casings were picked up in the depot after the gun fight.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2), all land.

There were 32 housing units at an average density of 193.0 per square mile (74.5/km2).

30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 18.8% of families and 19.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 23.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.