Centerville, North Carolina | |
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 Location of Centerville, North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′12″N 78°06′41″W / 36.18667°N 78.11139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Franklin |
| Established | 1882 |
| Incorporated | May 25, 1965[1] |
| Dissolved | July 22, 2017[2] |
| Named for | Central location of area between Louisburg, Warrenton and Littleton. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2) |
| • Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 149 |
| • Density | 91.52/sq mi (35.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 919 and 984 |
| FIPS code | 37-11560[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2791522[4] |
Centerville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the rural northeastern corner of Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 149 at the 2020 census.[6] It was an incorporated town from 1965 to 2017.[2]
There is not a post office in Centerville, and thus no zip code; it simply uses that of Louisburg, which is located 12 miles (19 km) west. Centerville is centered on "the crossroads", which is the intersection of NC-561 and NC-58 and the site of two small old-fashioned general stores.
Centerville has a church, (Centerville Baptist Church, a member of the Southern Baptist Convention), and volunteer fire department. There is not a police department, so Centerville, like the surrounding unincorporated area, is patrolled by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
Centerville includes many antique buildings from its heyday, including the now-defunct Serepta Church, a former Methodist church located at the intersection of NC-561 and Centerville-Laurel Mill Road.
Perry School and Vine Hill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7][8]
- ^ North Carolina General Assembly, House Bill 878, Incorporation of the Town of Centerville, 1965 Session, Retrieved Apr. 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
SB122was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, North Carolina
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ United States Census
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/11 through 1/07/11. National Park Service. January 14, 2011.