Centerville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

located at the junction of Louisiana Highways 182 and 317 in St. Mary Parish,

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, United States. The community, located on the

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, is located southeast of

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. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 499.

History

Columbian Chemical Plant Explosion Hoax

The

Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax The Columbian Chemicals plant explosion was a hoax claiming an explosion at a chemical plant in Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. On September 11, 2014, reports of an alleged explosion were sent to local residents via text messages and sp ...

involved a plant located near Centerville.

Demographics

2020 census

''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 Centerville School is a K-12 school in Centerville, unincorporated St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of St. Mary Parish School Board St. Mary Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in unincorporated St. Mary ...

(K-12) of the

St. Mary Parish School Board St. Mary Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in unincorporated St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district serves St. Mary Parish. School board Members * District 1 - Joseph C. Foulcard Jr. (Democrat) * District 2 ...

Notable people

Carl W. Bauer Carl Wiegmann Bauer (October 4, 1933 – June 11, 2013) was a lawyer and businessman who served as a Democrat in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from 1966 to 1976 and capped his career as the chief lobbyist, specifically the "Coo ...

, Louisiana politician * Thomas G. Clausen, last elected Louisiana state education superintendent from 1984 to 1988, graduated from Centerville High School, c. 1957. *

William J. Seymour William Joseph Seymour (May 2, 1870 – September 28, 1922) was an African-American Holiness movement, holiness preacher who initiated the Azusa Street Revival, an influential event in the rise of the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movement, Charis ...

, a prominent African-American religious leader in the early twentieth century.312 Azusa Street-William J. Seymour biography
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Notes

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