Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
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|timezone = Central (CST)
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|area_code = 337
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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 {{convert|6|mi}} southeast of Franklin.{{cite gnis|560387|Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana}}
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 499.{{Cite web|title=Centerville CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2213925|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}
History
=Columbian Chemical Plant Explosion Hoax=
The Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax involved a plant located near Centerville.{{Cite news|title = The Agency|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/the-agency.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2015-06-02|access-date = 2015-06-03|issn = 0362-4331|first = Adrian|last = Chen}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 499
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|+Centerville CDP, Louisiana – Demographic Profile !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Centerville CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2213925&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 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
Notable people
- Carl W. Bauer, Louisiana politician'Carl W. Bauer, former University of Louisiana dies: Carl Bauer was retired coordinator of UL relations.' Shreveport Times (Louisiana), June 13, 2013
- Thomas G. Clausen, last elected Louisiana state education superintendent from 1984 to 1988, graduated from Centerville High School, c. 1957.{{cite web|url=http://www.parlouisiana.org/s3web/1002087/docs/Constitutional%20Amendment%20Archive/CA1979_Sept.pdf|title=Thomas G. Clausen, p. 18|publisher=parlouisiana.org|accessdate=October 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111144243/http://www.parlouisiana.org/s3web/1002087/docs/Constitutional%20Amendment%20Archive/CA1979_Sept.pdf|archivedate=November 11, 2014}}
- William J. Seymour, a prominent African-American religious leader in the early twentieth century.[http://www.azusastreet.org/WilliamJSeymour.htm 312 Azusa Street-William J. Seymour biography]
Notes
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Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
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