Centreville, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Centreville
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mississippi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Wilkinson, Amite
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.00
Area Land Km2:6.00
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.32
Area Land Sq Mi:2.32
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1258
Population Density Km2:209.72
Population Density Sq Mi:543.18
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:117
Elevation Ft:384
Coordinates:31.0858°N -91.065°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:39631
Area Code:601
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:28-12740
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0668288

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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

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

Demographics

Centreville racial and ethnic composition as of 2020[4] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White32225.6%
Black or African American89771.3%
Native American30.24%
Asian10.08%
Other/Mixed292.31%
Hispanic or Latino60.48%
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. According to the 2020 American Community Survey, its median household income was $30,682.[5]

Education

Public schools

Most of Centreville is served by the Wilkinson County School District,[6] although the portion that lies in Amite County is served by the Amite County School District.[7]

Private schools

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 24, 2022.
  2. Book: United States. Works Progress Administration . The WPA guide to Mississippi : the Magnolia State. . 2014 . 978-1-59534-222-5 . San Antonio, Texas . 503 . 880353060.
  3. Web site: Subcounty population estimates: Mississippi 2000-2006 . . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . June 28, 2007 . July 21, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071126031220/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_28.csv . November 26, 2007 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2020 Race and Population Totals . December 9, 2021 . data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: 2020 Income Estimates . November 26, 2022 . data.census.gov.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilkinson County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. April 25, 2022.
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Amite County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. April 25, 2022.
  8. Book: William Stewart. Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present. November 26, 2014. McFarland. 978-0-7864-8288-7. 43.
  9. Book: United States. Congress. Andrew R. Dodge. Betty K. Koed. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. 2005. Government Printing Office. 978-0-16-073176-1. 276.
  10. Web site: Around The Diocese . Episcopal Press and News Archives . Episcopal News Service . May 18, 2020.
  11. Web site: John Kennedy's Biography . VoteSmart.org . May 18, 2020.
  12. Web site: McCraine . Don . Former NFL Cornerback Albert Lewis Finds New Challenge at Centreville Ranch . Associated Press . December 6, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316182252/http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/122201-former-nfl-cornerback-albert-lewis-finds-new-challenge-centreville-ranch.html . March 16, 2014 . dead .
  13. News: Hillyer . Ben . Centreville to celebrate Anne Moody Day with naming of street . May 18, 2020 . The Natchez Democrat . September 5, 2017.
  14. Web site: Melanie Sojourner's Biography . VoteSmart.org . May 18, 2020.
  15. Web site: National Academy of Sciences biographical memoir . nasonline.org . January 17, 2022.
  16. Web site: Moore . Eli . Travis Pastrana's Pond-Skim Motocross Extravaganza . Redbull.com . May 18, 2020.

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