Centreville, Mississippi

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Centreville
Centreville (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°5′9″N91°3′54″W / 31.08583°N 91.06500°W / 31.08583; -91.06500
Country United States
State Mississippi
Counties Wilkinson, Amite
Area
[1]
  Total
2.32 sq mi (6.00 km2)
  Land2.32 sq mi (6.00 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,258
  Density543.18/sq mi (209.72/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39631
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-12740
GNIS feature ID0668288
Website townofcentrevillems.org

Centreville is a town in Amite and Wilkinson counties, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi micropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,258 in 2020. [2]

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Bethany Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Centreville, built in 1855, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

The town was incorporated in 1880, and it was a small settlement in the years prior. In 1880, the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley R.R. ran along the border between Wilkinson and Amite counties. Because the station was approximately midway between Liberty and Woodville and about midway between Natchez and Baton Rouge, it was appropriately named Centreville. [3]

Geography

Centreville is located within Wilkinson County, with a portion in adjacent Amite County. In the 2000 census, 1,433 of the town's 1,680 residents (85.3%) lived in Wilkinson County and 247 (14.7%) in Amite County. [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900 590
1910 86546.6%
1920 161−81.4%
1930 134−16.8%
1940 1,163767.9%
1950 2,02574.1%
1960 1,229−39.3%
1970 1,81948.0%
1980 1,8441.4%
1990 1,771−4.0%
2000 1,680−5.1%
2010 1,6840.2%
2020 1,258−25.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]
Centreville racial and ethnic composition as of 2020 [2]
RaceNum.Perc.
White 32225.6%
Black or African American 89771.3%
Native American 30.24%
Asian 10.08%
Other/Mixed 292.31%
Hispanic or Latino 60.48%

According to the 2020 United States census, there were 1,258 people, 724 households, and 374 families residing in the town; the racial and ethnic composition of the town was 71.3% Black and African American, 25.6% non-Hispanic white, 0.24% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 2.31% multiracial or of another race/ethnicity, and 0.48% Hispanic or Latino of any race in 2020. [2] According to the 2020 American Community Survey, its median household income was $30,682. [6]

Education

Most of Centreville is served by the Wilkinson County School District, [7] although the portion that lies in Amite County is served by the Amite County School District. [8]

Private schools:

Both Amite and Wilkinson counties are in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College. [9]

Notable people

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. United States. Works Progress Administration (2014). The WPA guide to Mississippi : the Magnolia State. San Antonio, Texas. p. 503. ISBN   978-1-59534-222-5. OCLC   880353060.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28, 2007. Archived from the original (CSV) on November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "2020 Income Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilkinson County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Amite County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  9. "Welcome from the President". Southwest Mississippi Community College . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  10. William Stewart (November 26, 2014). Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. McFarland. p. 43. ISBN   978-0-7864-8288-7.
  11. United States. Congress; Andrew R. Dodge; Betty K. Koed (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Government Printing Office. p. 276. ISBN   978-0-16-073176-1.
  12. "Around The Diocese". Episcopal Press and News Archives. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  13. "John Kennedy's Biography". VoteSmart.org. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  14. McCraine, Don. "Former NFL Cornerback Albert Lewis Finds New Challenge at Centreville Ranch". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  15. Hillyer, Ben (September 5, 2017). "Centreville to celebrate Anne Moody Day with naming of street". The Natchez Democrat. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  16. "Melanie Sojourner's Biography". VoteSmart.org. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  17. "National Academy of Sciences biographical memoir" (PDF). nasonline.org. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  18. Moore, Eli. "Travis Pastrana's Pond-Skim Motocross Extravaganza". Redbull.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.