Centerville, Texas

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Centerville
Leon County Centerville.svg
Location of Centerville, Texas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Leon County
Coordinates : 31 ° 15 ′  N , 95 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 15 ′  N , 95 ° 59 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 903 (status: 2000)
Population density : 237.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 108 m
Postal code : 75833
Area code : +1 903
FIPS : 48-13900
GNIS ID : 1354216

Centerville is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Leon County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located at the intersection of US Highways 7 and 75, Interstate 45 and Highway 1119, between two arms of Keechi Creek , about halfway between Dallas and Houston , near the center of the county, in east Texas and has a total area of ​​3.8 km², without any significant water surface.

history

The place was named after its central location in the county. In 1850 the first courthouse was built and the first post office opened. The first newspaper, the Leon Pioneer , appeared in 1852.

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1880 223 -
1890 288 29.1%
1900 318 10.4%
1920 500 -
1930 388 -22.4%
1940 900 132%
1950 961 6.8%
1960 836 -13%
1970 831 -0.6%
1980 799 -3.9%
1990 812 1.6%
2000 903 11.2%
1880-2000,

According to the 2000 census, 903 people in 388 households and 230 families lived here. The population density was 240.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 75.30% White, 21.82% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 1.66% other ethnic groups. About 0.66% were mixed race and 1.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 388 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.4% of these were married couples living together. 10.3% were single mothers and 40.5% were non-families. 38.1% of all households were single households and there were people living in 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

22.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.3% 18 to 24, 22.6% 25 to 44, 25.0% 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 77.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 25,677 USD , and the median income for a family 35,278 USD. Males had a median income of $ 38,125 versus $ 19,167 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,469. 19.1% of the population and 14.9% of families are below the poverty line. 19.7% of these were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 20.9% were 65 or older.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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