Centerville, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Centerville |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Centerville in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 41.7353°N -79.7544°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Crawford County |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1812 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.52 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.52 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation Ft: | 1,260 |
Elevation Point: | where Oil Creek flows out of the borough |
Elevation Max Ft: | 1,510 |
Elevation Max Point: | PA 8 at the northern borough line |
Elevation Min Ft: | 1,248 |
Elevation Min Point: | Oil Creek |
Population Total: | 176 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.38 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 814 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-12184 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1215132 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2022 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Est: | 174 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.75 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.75 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.01 |
Centerville is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 176 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 218 at the 2010 census.[4] It was established in 1812.
Centerville is located in eastern Crawford County at 41.7364°N -79.7608°W (41.736376, -79.760965).[5] It is bordered by Rome Township to the north, east, and south; by Steuben Township to the southwest; and by Athens Township to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.6km2, all land.[4]
Centerville Borough is located just north of the southern terminal moraine for glaciation in northwestern Pennsylvania. The borough is drained by Oil Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, which runs through the western side of town and East Branch Oil Creek, which enters the borough from the northeast and joins the main creek west of the borough center. The lowest elevation in Centerville is 1260feet, where Oil Creek flows south from the borough. The highest elevation is 1510feet at the northern borough boundary.[6]
Pennsylvania Route 8 passes through Centerville, leading north to Union City and south 9miles to Titusville.
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 247 people, 99 households, and 67 families residing in the borough. The population density was 138.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 109 housing units at an average density of 61sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.79% White, 0.40% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races.
There were 99 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 1.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $29,318, and the median income for a family was $32,778. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,860. About 13.4% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.