CENTERVILLE, INDIANA

'Centerville' is a town in Wayne County, Indiana, in the United States known for the several brick arches between the Federal style buildings along the old National Road.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Education

Beginnings

Nearby cities and communities

County communities

Neighboring cities

Notable natives

External links

Geography

Centerville is located at (39.816141, -84.995420).
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,010 feet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,427 people, 944 households, and 676 families residing in the town. The population density was 937.1/km² (2,421.5/mi²). There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of 386.5/km² (998.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% White, 0.21% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.74% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 944 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,219, and the median income for a family was $37,566. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $22,450 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,526. About 5.3% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Centerville is served by Centerville-Abington and Rose Hamilton elementary schools, and as well as the Centerville-Abington Junior High school and Centerville Senior High School.

Beginnings

Centerville was platted in 1814 on land that once belonged to the Miami Indians and was settled by Quakers from Carolina and Virginia. Owing to its central location in Wayne county, Centerville was selected as the county seat in 1818. In 1828, the National Road, Main Street, was surveyed and later became the first improved section of the trail in 1850 by a Special Act of the U.S. Congress.
Centerville's cobblestone street was a major stop along the trail to the West. During the height of the Gold Rush, 49,000 wagons would travel along the street each year.

Nearby cities and communities

County communities

Abington	Boston	Cambridge City	Dublin
East Germantown (Pershing)	Economy	Fountain City	Greens Fork
Hagerstown	Middleboro	Richmond	Williamsburg

Neighboring cities

Brookville	Connersville	Knightstown
Liberty	New Castle	Rushville

Notable natives

★ John A. Burbank: became Governor of North Dakota Territory

★ James M. Harvey: became Governor Of Kansas

★ Joseph Henry Kibbey: became Governor Of Arizona Territory

★ General Lew Wallace: became Governor of New Mexico Territory and author of Ben Hur.

★ U.S. Congressman George Julian: "The Great Abolitionist"

★ Governor Oliver P. Morton: The most influential Union supporter behind Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

★ Scott Devers: Professional Bowler

★ Barry Jones: Professional Baseball Pitcher

★ Kevin "Chaos" Parrish: Professional video game Player from The Championship Gaming Series.

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