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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Centerville, North Carolina |settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] |nickname = |motto = |named_for = Central location of area between [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]], [[Warrenton, North Carolina|Warrenton]] and [[Littleton, North Carolina|Littleton]]. <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = Centerville, North Carolina.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = NCMap-doton-Centerville.PNG |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location of Centerville, North Carolina |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[North Carolina]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Established |established_date = 1882 |established_title1 = Incorporated |established_date1 = May 25, 1965<ref name="HB878">[http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/1965-1966/SL1965-695.html North Carolina General Assembly, House Bill 878, Incorporation of the Town of Centerville, 1965 Session], Retrieved Apr. 11, 2017.</ref> |established_title2 = Dissolved |established_date2 = July 22, 2017<ref name="SB122" /> <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 4.28 |area_land_km2 = 4.22 |area_water_km2 = 0.06 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.65 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.63 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.02 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 149 |population_density_km2 = 35.34 |population_density_sq_mi = 91.52 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 322 |coordinates = {{coord|36|11|12|N|78|06|41|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |area_code = [[Area code 919|919]] and [[Area code 919|984]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 37-11560<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 2791522<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2791522}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Centerville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the rural northeastern corner of [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 149 at the 2020 census.<ref>[https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?g=1600000US3711560 United States Census]</ref> It was an incorporated [[town]] from 1965 to 2017.<ref name="SB122" /> There is not a post office in Centerville, and thus no zip code; it simply uses that of [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]], which is located {{convert|12|mi|km}} west. Centerville is centered on "the crossroads", which is the intersection of [[North Carolina Highway 561|NC-561]] and [[North Carolina Highway 58|NC-58]] and the site of two small old-fashioned [[general stores]]. Centerville has a church, (Centerville Baptist Church, a member of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]), and volunteer fire department. There is not a police department, so Centerville, like the surrounding unincorporated area, is patrolled by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Centerville includes many antique buildings from its heyday, including the now-defunct Serepta Church, a former Methodist church located at the intersection of NC-561 and Centerville-Laurel Mill Road. [[Perry School]] and [[Vine Hill (Centerville, North Carolina)|Vine Hill]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110114.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-01-14|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/11 through 1/07/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> ==History== Centerville was established ''circa'' 1882 and named for its central location between the towns of Louisburg, [[Warrenton, North Carolina|Warrenton]] and [[Littleton, North Carolina|Littleton]].<ref name="NCG">William S. Powell, ''The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places'', 1968, The University of North Carolina Press at Chapel Hill, {{ISBN|0-8078-1247-1}}, Library of Congress Catalog Card #28-25916, page 98. Retrieved Jan. 15, 2015.</ref> It was incorporated in 1965, four years after the dissolution of the nearby town of [[Wood, North Carolina|Wood]].<ref name="FCNC">[http://www.franklincountync.us/communities Franklin County, North Carolina Communities], Retrieved Jan. 15, 2015.</ref><ref name="WRAL">[http://www.wral.com/franklin-county-town-wants-to-wipe-itself-off-map/16545194/ WRAL Channel 5, ''Franklin County town dissolves charter, melts into county'' by Bryan Mims, February 23, 2017], Retrieved Apr. 11, 2017.</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land. ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1970= 123 |1980= 135 |1990= 115 |2000= 99 |2010= 89 |2020= 149 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Centerville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3711560&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2022-02-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 116 | 77.85% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 3 | 2.01% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 1 | 0.67% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 0 | 0% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 15 | 10.07% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 14 | 9.4% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 149 people, 103 households, and 85 families residing in the CDP. ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 89 people residing in what was then a town. The racial makeup of the town was 93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (83 persons), 3.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] (3 persons), and 3.5% other (3 persons). ==Dissolution== On February 22, 2017, a bill was filed in the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] seeking legislative approval for dissolution of the Town of Centerville. The Centerville Town Council voted unanimously in their January meeting to dissolve the town charter due to Centerville's lack of growth and its financial inability to continue as a municipality.<ref name="WRAL" /> When the bill is passed, the town will have 30 days to pay off its bills and liquidate its assets. Under the legislation, any remaining money would be given to Centerville Fire Department.<ref name="WRAL" /> Senate Bill 122, regarding the dissolution of the Town of Centerville, was ratified by the North Carolina General Assembly on June 22, 2017.<ref name="NCGA2">[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2017&BillID=S122 North Carolina General Assembly, Senate Bill 122, List of Chamber Actions], Retrieved Apr. 12, 2017.</ref><ref name="SB122">[http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/PDF/S122v4.pdf Senate Bill 122, North Carolina General Assembly], Retrieved Jul. 6, 2017.</ref> The town officially dissolved on July 22, 2017.<ref name="SB122" /> ==References== {{reflist}} * William S. Powell, ''The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places'', 1968, The University of North Carolina Press at Chapel Hill, {{ISBN|0-8078-1247-1}}, Library of Congress Catalog Card #28-25916, page 98. Retrieved Jan. 15, 2015. {{Franklin County, North Carolina}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in Franklin County, North Carolina]] [[Category:Census-designated places in North Carolina]] [[Category:Former municipalities in North Carolina]] [[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2017]]
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