Centralia, Illinois | |
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 Location of Centralia in (clockwise) Clinton, Marion, Jefferson, and Washington Counties, Illinois. | |
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| Coordinates: 38°31′31″N 89°7′57″W / 38.52528°N 89.13250°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| Counties | Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington |
| Townships | Centralia, Brookside, Grand Prairie, Irvington |
| Founded | 1853[2] |
| Named for | Illinois Central Railroad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Manager-Council |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Bryan Kuder |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.23 sq mi (23.91 km2) |
| • Land | 8.20 sq mi (21.24 km2) |
| • Water | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,182 |
| • Density | 1,485.61/sq mi (573.61/km2) |
| Demonym | Centralian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62801 |
| Area code(s) | 618,730 |
| FIPS code | 17-12164 |
| GNIS ID | 2393787[1] |
| Public Transit | South Central Transit |
| Wikimedia Commons | Centralia, Illinois |
| Website | cityofcentralia |
Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in Marion County. The city is the largest in three counties, Clinton, Marion, and Washington, but it is not a county seat for any of them. The population was 12,182 as of the 2020 census, down from 13,032 in 2010.[4]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centralia, Illinois
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Centralia city, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2014.