Centreville, Alabama
Centreville | |
|---|---|
City | |
Bibb County Courthouse in Centreville | |
Location of Centreville in Bibb County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′0″N 87°8′4″W / 32.95000°N 87.13444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bibb |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Founded by | Sarah Willis Chotard |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 2,800 |
| • Density | 296.26/sq mi (114.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35042 |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-13672 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0159359 |
| Website | cityofcentreville |
Centreville is a city in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 2,800.[2] The city is the county seat of Bibb County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Centreville has a total area of 9.6 square miles (25 km2). 9.5 square miles (25 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (1.52%) is water.[1]
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[3]
- Fresco Thompson (1902–1968)—major league baseball player[4] and executive
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Centreville city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ↑ '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.