Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States

29°45′35″N 91°25′42″W / 29.75972°N 91.42833°W / 29.75972; -91.42833CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParish St. MaryElevation

10 ft (3 m)Population

(2020)

• Total499Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

70522

Area code337FIPS code22-13925GNIS feature ID560387^[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

^ ^a ^b "Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Centerville CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ Chen, Adrian (June 2, 2015). "The Agency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "About Our School." Centerville School. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.
^ '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, p. 18" (PDF). parlouisiana.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
^ 312 Azusa Street-William J. Seymour biography