Centerville, Iowa | |
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  Centerville, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′34″N93°56′08″W / 42.09278°N 93.93556°W Coordinates: 42°05′34″N93°56′08″W / 42.09278°N 93.93556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 455311 [1] |
Centerville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]
Centerville was platted in 1855, but the town's growth soon failed to meet the expectations of its founders. [2] The town's mill was destroyed in 1858, and the Centerville dwindled in importance. [3] By 1914, Centerville contained but a "half dozen houses". [4]
Centreville, Centerville, Centre-ville or Centre-Ville and variants may refer to:
Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,528 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville had a booming coal mining industry that attracted many European immigrants. The city today remains the home of many Swedish Americans, Italian Americans, Croatian Americans, Albanian Americans and others descended from immigrants who worked in the mines.
Boxholm is a city in Grant Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 195 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
Pilot Mound is a city in Pilot Mound Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 173 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the larger Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area.
Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. The population was 11,463 in the 2010 U.S. Census, an increase from 10,938 in 2000.
Madison Miner Walden was a Civil War officer, teacher, publisher, farmer, the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and a one-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in southeastern Iowa.
Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Des Moines River that rises at the northern border of Boone County in the U.S. state of Iowa, and then flows generally south and southeast through western Boone County, northeastern Dallas County, and finally northwestern Polk County before flowing into the Des Moines River approximately a mile south of the Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County. In total, the main channel is approximately 77 miles (124 km) in length, and the watershed drains approximately 380 square miles (980 km2).
Amaqua Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 283.
Beaver Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 191.
Colfax Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 746.
Dodge Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 540.
Garden Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,022.
Jackson Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 582.
Marcy Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,137.
Peoples Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 346.
Worth Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 655.
Yell Township is one of seventeen townships in Boone County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,273.
Angus is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Coal Valley is an extinct town in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Mackey is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
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