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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1870= 1342 |1880= 1886 |1890= 2761 |1900= 2048 |1910= 2429 |1920= 2336 |1930= 2446 |1940= 2449 |1950= 1986 |1960= 1435 |1970= 1165 |1980= 1017 |1990= 63 |2000= 21 |2010= 10 |2010n=<ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: Pennsylvania: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPANNRES/0400000US42.16200|work=Population Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 20, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150310194102/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2013/PEPANNRES/0400000US42.16200|archive-date=March 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> |2020= 5 |2020n=<ref name="2020CenTable"/> |estyear=2021 |estimate=4 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>{{fv|date=October 2023|reason-=No mention of Centralia at the given link}} |footnote=Sources:<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/><ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2a">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website|quote=Enter 'Centralia borough, Pennsylvania' to search under Community Facts}}</ref> }} A sizeable minority of the population historically have been of [[Ukrainian Americans|Ukrainian]] or [[Russian Americans|Russian]] descent, with the town once having both a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church (built 1911, still standing) and a [[Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Parishes in the USA|Russian Orthodox]] church (built 1916, demolished 1986).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=PA |first=Centralia |date=December 19, 2014 |title=Saints Peter & Paul Church and Cemetery, Centralia PA |url=https://www.centraliapa.org/saints-peter-paul-russian-orthodox-church-cemetery-centralia-pa/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Centralia PA |language=en-US}}</ref> ===2000 census=== [[File:Abandoned avenue in Centralia, Pennsylvania b.jpg|thumb|Abandoned section of Railroad Avenue in Centralia, 2016]] As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 21 people, ten households, and seven families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|87.5|pd/sqmi}}. There were 16 housing units at an average density of {{convert|66.7|pd/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 100% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]]. There were ten households, out of which one (10%) had children under the age of 18 living with them, five (50%) were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, one had a female householder with no partner present, and three (30%) were non-families. Three of the households were made up of individuals, and one had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10, and the average family size was 2.57. In the borough, the population was spread out as follows: one resident under the age of 18, one from 18 to 24, four from 25 to 44, seven from 45 to 64, and eight who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. There were ten females and 11 males, with one male under the age of 18. The median income for a household in the borough was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $28,750. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,083. All of the population was below the [[poverty line]]. ===2010 census=== [[File:Centralia Skyline b.jpg|thumb|Centralia in 2010]] As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were ten people (down 52% since 2000), five households (down 50%), and three families (down 57%) residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|42|pd/sqmi}} (down 52%). There were six housing units (down 62.5%) at an average density of 0.4 units per square mile (.015 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the borough was 100% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]].<ref name=2010CensusDP>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4212312 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144507/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US4212312 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> Of the five households, none had children under the age of 18. Two (40%) were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, one (20%) had a female householder with no spouse present, and two (40%) were non-families. One of those non-family households was an individual, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.0 persons, and the average family size was 2.33 persons.<ref name=2010CensusDP /> There were no residents under the age of 18, one aged 25β29, one aged 50β54, one aged 55β59, four aged 60β64, two aged 70β74, and one aged 80β84. The median age was 62.5 years, and there were five females and five males in total.<ref name=2010CensusDP /> ===2020 census=== [[File:SS Peter-Paul Orth. Cemetery Centralia PA.jpg|thumb|Centralia]] As of the [[2020 United States Census|census of 2020]],<ref name="2020CenTable">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4212312&y=2020|title=Census β Table Results|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> there were five people residing in the borough. One resident (20%) was under the age of 18.
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