Centreville, Alabama
Centreville is a city in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,466.[2] The city is the county seat of Bibb County.
Centreville, Alabama | |
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City | |
 Bibb County Courthouse in Centreville | |
 Location of Centreville in Bibb County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′0″N 87°8′4″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bibb |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Founded by | Sarah Willis Chotard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Hobson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.60 sq mi (24.86 km2) |
| • Land | 9.45 sq mi (24.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,778 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,708 |
| • Density | 286.53/sq mi (110.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35042 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-13672 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0159359 |
| Website | cityofcentreville |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,[3] Centreville has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25 km2). 9.5 square miles (25 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.75%) is water.
Education
Centreville is served by the Bibb County Public School District. Schools in Centreville include Bibb County High School (grades 9 through 12) and Centreville Middle School (grades 5 through 8).
Cahawba Christian Academy is a private school serving grades pre-K to 12.
Notable residents
- Franklin Potts Glass, Sr. (1858–1934) newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator-designate[4]
- Fresco Thompson (1902–1968)—major league baseball player[5] and executive
References
- "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
- "Fact Sheet- Centreville city, Alabama". American Fact Finder. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- "Geographic Comparison Table- Alabama". American Fact Finder. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- 'History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biographies,' Thomas McAdry Owen and Maria Bankhead Owen, S.J. Clements Publishing Company: 1921, biographical sketch of Franklin Potts Glass, Sr., pg. 663
- Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
Municipalities and communities of Bibb County, Alabama, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Alabama highlighting Bibb County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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