Centreville, Alabama
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| Centreville, Alabama | |
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| Coordinates: 32°57′0″N 87°8′4″W / 32.95°N 87.13444°WCoordinates: 32°57′0″N 87°8′4″W / 32.95°N 87.13444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bibb |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Founder | Sarah Willis Chotard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.7 sq mi (25.2 km2) |
| • Land | 9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,466 |
| • Density | 254.2/sq mi (97.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35042 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-13672 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0159359 |
Centreville is a city in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,466.[1] The city is the county seat of Bibb County.
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Geography [change]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,[2] 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 [change]
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 [change]
- Franklin Potts Glass, Sr. (1858–1934) newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator-designate[3]
- Fresco Thompson (1902–1968)—major league baseball player[4] and executive
References [change]
- ↑ "Fact Sheet- Centreville city, Alabama". American Fact Finder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=centreville&_cityTown=centreville&_state=04000US01&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ↑ "Geographic Comparison Table- Alabama". American Fact Finder. United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US01&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7. 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 edition ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
