Centerville, Iowa
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 Town Square in Centerville |
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| Location in Iowa | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1846 (settled) 1857 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Appanoose County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 44 ′ N , 92 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,528 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 436.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.67 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 307 m |
| Postal code : | 52544 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-12315 |
| GNIS ID : | 455310 |
| Website : | www.centerville-ia.org |
| Mayor : | Jan Spurgeon |
 The Appanoose County Courthouse in Centerville, built in 1903, listed on the NRHP since 1981 |
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Centerville is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of Appanoose County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Centerville had 5528 residents.
geography
Centerville is located in southern Iowa, about 3 miles west of the Chariton River , a left tributary of the Missouri River . The border with the neighboring state of Missouri to the south is about 20 km from Centerville. The city is about 140 km west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois .
The geographical coordinates of Centerville are 40 ° 44'03 "north latitude and 92 ° 52'27" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 12.67 km².
Neighboring towns to Centerville are Rathbun (10 km north), Udell (16.7 km east-northeast), Moulton (22.3 km east-southeast), Exline (11.7 km south-south-east), Cincinnati (14.5 km south-south-west), Numa (12 , 8 km southwest), Plano (16.6 km west) and Mystic (10.3 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (141 km northwest), Cedar Rapids (234 km northeast), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (284 km east-northeast), St. Louis , Missouri (415 km southeast), Missouri's largest city, Kansas City (284 km southwest) and Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (320 km west-northwest).
traffic
The Iowa Highway 5 into a north-south direction through Centerville. Iowa Highway 2, which runs from west to east, crosses in the center . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Centerville Municipal Airport is located 6.7 km southwest of the city center, a small airfield. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (138 km northwest).
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1860 | 820 | - | |
| 1870 | 1037 | 26.5% | |
| 1880 | 2475 | 138.7% | |
| 1890 | 3668 | 48.2% | |
| 1900 | 5256 | 43.3% | |
| 1910 | 6936 | 32% | |
| 1920 | 8486 | 22.3% | |
| 1930 | 8147 | -4% | |
| 1940 | 8413 | 3.3% | |
| 1950 | 7625 | -9.4% | |
| 1960 | 6629 | -13.1% | |
| 1970 | 6531 | -1.5% | |
| 1980 | 6558 | 0.4% | |
| 1990 | 5936 | -9.5% | |
| 2000 | 5924 | -0.2% | |
| 2010 | 5528 | -6.7% | |
| 1860-2010 | |||
When it was founded in 1946, the settlement was named Chaldea . In the same year, the administrative headquarters of Appanoose County was established here. After the place was called Sentorville in the meantime , it got the name Centerville in 1855 through a spelling mistake , which has since been in the official files. In 1857 the place was incorporated as an independent municipality after the adoption of a municipal constitution.
population
According to the 2010 census , Centerville had 5,528 people in 2,491 households. The population density was 436.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in 2491 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.
22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.2 percent were 65 years or older. 53.4 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,551 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,957. 17.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Francis M. Drake (1830–1903) - 16th Governor of Iowa (1896–1898) - lived in Centerville until his death and is buried here
- Simon Estes (* 1938) - opera singer - born and raised in Centerville
- Karl M. Le Compte (1887–1972) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1939–1959) - died in Centerville
- John K. Valentine (1904–1950) - 28th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa (1937–1939) - died in Centerville and is buried here
- Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1871-1873) - lived in Centerville for years and is buried here
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Centerville - City Officials. Retrieved September 25, 2014
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000225.Retrieved September 25, 2014
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 25, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Retrieved September 25, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Centerville Municipal Airport Accessed on September 25, 2014
- ^ State Data Center of Iowa. Retrieved September 25, 2014
- ^ Tom Savage: A Dictionary of Iowa Place Names University of Iowa Press, 2007; Page 52 Retrieved September 25, 2014
