Centerville is a

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Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States: * Crawford County, Arkansas * Crawford County, Georgia * Crawford County, Illinois * Crawford County, Indiana * Crawford County, Iowa * Crawford County, Kansas * Crawford Count ...

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, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census, down from 218 at the 2010 census. It was established in 1812.

Geography

Centerville is located in eastern Crawford County at (41.736376, -79.760965). It is bordered by Rome Township to the north, east, and south; by Steuben Township to the southwest; and by Athens Township to the west. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Natural features

Centerville Borough is located just north of the southern terminal moraine for glaciation in northwestern Pennsylvania. The borough is drained by Oil Creek, a southward-flowing tributary of the Allegheny River, which runs through the western side of town and East Branch Oil Creek, which enters the borough from the northeast and joins the main creek west of the borough center. The lowest elevation in Centerville is , where Oil Creek flows south from the borough. The highest elevation is at the northern borough boundary.

Major Roads

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passes through Centerville, leading north to Union City and south to Titusville.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 247 people, 99 households, and 67 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 109 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 98.79%

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, 0.40%

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, and 0.81% from two or more races. There were 99 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 1.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $29,318, and the median income for a family was $32,778. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $22,083 for females. The

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for the borough was $12,860. About 13.4% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the

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, including 34.8% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1812 Boroughs in Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1812 establishments in Pennsylvania