Editing Centerville, Texas

{{distinguish|Centerville, Trinity County, Texas|Centreville, Texas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Centerville, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Centerville Downtown WS (1 of 1).jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Store fronts in Centerville
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-CentervilleLeon.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Centerville, Texas
| image_map1               = Leon County Centerville.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Leon County, Texas|Leon]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 4.62
| area_land_km2            = 4.62
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.79
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.79
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4813900&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Centerville city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total         = 905
| population_density_km2   = 196.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 507.84
<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 354
| coordinates              = {{coord|31|15|23|N|95|58|43|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75833
| area_code                = [[Area codes 903 and 430|903, 430]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-13900<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2409424<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409424}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|centervilletx.gov}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Centerville''' is a city in [[Leon County, Texas|Leon County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. The population was 905 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It is the [[county seat]] of Leon County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> Centerville was so named as it is near the geographic center of Leon County.

==History==
Centerville became the county seat of Leon County in 1850.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlc18|title=Centerville, Texas|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=2012-02-06}}</ref>  It was originally built on 200 acres donated by Robert J Townes and D.C. Carrington.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas|date=1893|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|location=Chicago|page=463|url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46827/m1/463/sizes/l/|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>

The town established an annual Black-Eyed Pea Festival in 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centervilletexas.com/history.html|title=Centerville, Texas|publisher=Centerville Chamber of Commerce|access-date=2012-05-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201165047/http://www.centervilletexas.com/history.html|archive-date=2012-02-01}}</ref>

<gallery class="center">>
File:The Courtyard, Centerville, TX IMG 6234.JPG|"The Courtyard" across from the [[Leon County, Texas|Leon County]] Courthouse in Centerville
File:Citizens State Bank, Centerville, TX IMG 6240.JPG|Citizens State Bank in Centerville
File:Pix Theater Centerville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Pix Theater opened in 1941.  It is now closed
File:Leon County Courthouse Centerville Texas Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Leon County Courthouse was built in 1887
File:Leon County Jail Centerville Texas Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Leon County Jail is located in Centerville, Texas
</gallery>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Centerville has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Centerville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=695114&cityname=Centerville%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Centerville, Texas]</ref> The hottest temperature recorded in Centerville was {{convert|111|F|C|1}} on August 12, 1948 and July 26, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|0|F|C|1}} on February 1, 1951.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Centerville, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1937–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 89
|Feb record high F = 94
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 96
|Dec record high F = 87

|Jan avg record high F = 76.6
|Feb avg record high F = 80.0
|Mar avg record high F = 84.6
|Apr avg record high F = 88.2
|May avg record high F = 92.2
|Jun avg record high F = 96.5
|Jul avg record high F = 99.6
|Aug avg record high F = 100.7
|Sep avg record high F = 97.8
|Oct avg record high F = 91.3
|Nov avg record high F = 83.7
|Dec avg record high F = 78.2
|year avg record high F = 101.8

|Jan high F = 59.5
|Feb high F = 63.4
|Mar high F = 70.3
|Apr high F = 77.5
|May high F = 84.1
|Jun high F = 90.5
|Jul high F = 94.0
|Aug high F = 94.9
|Sep high F = 89.1
|Oct high F = 80.1
|Nov high F = 69.2
|Dec high F = 60.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 47.3
|Feb mean F = 51.1
|Mar mean F = 57.7
|Apr mean F = 65.0
|May mean F = 72.9
|Jun mean F = 79.8
|Jul mean F = 82.8
|Aug mean F = 83.0
|Sep mean F = 76.9
|Oct mean F = 66.8
|Nov mean F = 56.6
|Dec mean F = 48.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 35.1
|Feb low F = 38.9
|Mar low F = 45.2
|Apr low F = 52.4
|May low F = 61.7
|Jun low F = 69.1
|Jul low F = 71.7
|Aug low F = 71.0
|Sep low F = 64.8
|Oct low F = 53.5
|Nov low F = 44.0
|Dec low F = 36.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 19.8
|Feb avg record low F = 24.3
|Mar avg record low F = 27.1
|Apr avg record low F = 35.9
|May avg record low F = 45.9
|Jun avg record low F = 60.2
|Jul avg record low F = 65.2
|Aug avg record low F = 63.8
|Sep avg record low F = 51.1
|Oct avg record low F = 37.2
|Nov avg record low F = 27.0
|Dec avg record low F = 22.9
|year avg record low F = 17.9

|Jan record low F = 5
|Feb record low F = 0
|Mar record low F = 15
|Apr record low F = 26
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 52
|Aug record low F = 52
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 27
|Nov record low F = 15
|Dec record low F = 1

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.47
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.22
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.90
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.11
|May precipitation inch = 4.65
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.00
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.47
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.71
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.22
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.22
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.63
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.81
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 0.0
|Feb snow inch = 0.1
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.0
|Feb precipitation days = 7.6
|Mar precipitation days = 7.1
|Apr precipitation days = 5.6
|May precipitation days = 6.6
|Jun precipitation days = 6.8
|Jul precipitation days = 4.7
|Aug precipitation days = 5.3
|Sep precipitation days = 6.1
|Oct precipitation days = 6.0
|Nov precipitation days = 6.9
|Dec precipitation days = 7.9

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.0
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00411596&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Centerville, TX
|access-date = October 30, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=fwd
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data - NWS Dallas/Fort Worth
|access-date = October 30, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 221
|1880= 225
|1890= 288
|1930= 388
|1940= 900
|1950= 961
|1960= 836
|1970= 831
|1980= 799
|1990= 812
|2000= 903
|2010= 892
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=905}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Centerville racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4813900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|677
|74.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|133
|14.7%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|9
|0.99%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|2
|0.22%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|15
|1.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|69
|7.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''905'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 905 people, 371 households, and 239 families residing in the city.

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 903 people, 388 households, and 230 families  were living in the city. The population density was {{convert|620.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 464 housing units had an average density of 319.0/sq mi (123.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 75.30% White, 21.82% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 1.66% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.99%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 388 households, 25.3% had children under  18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were not families. About 38.1% of households were one person, and 22.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.17, and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 22.1% under 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median  income for a household was $25,677 and for a family  was $35,278. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,469. About 14.9% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Centerville is served by the [[Centerville Independent School District (Leon County, Texas)|Centerville Independent School District]].

==Notable people==
*[[Marva Black Beck]], former [[Texas House of Representatives|Texas House]] Representative
*[[Lightnin' Hopkins]], blues singer; born in Centerville in 1912
*[[Mike McKinney]], former mayor, Texas House Representative, and the 13th chancellor of the [[Texas A&M University System]]

==References==
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{{notelist}}
{{Commons category|Centerville, Texas}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|centervilletx.gov}}

{{Leon County, Texas}}
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{{Texas county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Leon County, Texas]]
[[Category:County seats in Texas]]