Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Centerville, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 29°45′35″N 91°25′42″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Mary
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	499
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70522
Area code	337
FIPS code	22-13925
GNIS feature ID	560387[1]

Centerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located at the junction of Louisiana Highways 182 and 317 in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community, located on the Bayou Teche, is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Franklin.^[1]

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 499.^[2]

History

Columbian Chemical Plant Explosion Hoax

The Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax involved a plant located near Centerville.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	499		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2020[5]

2020 census

Centerville CDP, Louisiana – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	421	84.37%
Black or African American alone (NH)	42	8.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	12	2.40%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	8	1.60%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	4	0.80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	2.40%
Total	499	100.00%

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.

Education

There is one school, Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board.^[6]

Notable people

• Carl W. Bauer, Louisiana politician^[7]
• Thomas G. Clausen, last elected Louisiana state education superintendent from 1984 to 1988, graduated from Centerville High School, c. 1957.^[8]
• William J. Seymour, a prominent African-American religious leader in the early twentieth century.^[9]

Notes

1. "Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Centerville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
3. Chen, Adrian (June 2, 2015). "The Agency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
5. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Centerville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
6. "About Our School." Centerville School. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.
7. 'Carl W. Bauer, former University of Louisiana dies: Carl Bauer was retired coordinator of UL relations.' Shreveport Times (Louisiana), June 13, 2013
8. "Thomas G. Clausen, p. 18" (PDF). parlouisiana.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
9. 312 Azusa Street-William J. Seymour biography