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Welcome to Centerville ...

The city of Centerville is located in Turner County<1>.


The location of Centerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Centerville has a population of 865 people<3> (see below for details).

Centerville is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Centerville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Centerville lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Centerville had an population of 865 people. This is a decrease of 1.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Centerville had a population of 882 people (or 10.56% of the total population of Turner County). This makes Centerville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Centerville represents 0.11% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 882 people, the population of Centerville decreased 3.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 910 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Centerville.

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois (7), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (9), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (4), Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Jersey (5), New Mexico, New York (6), North Carolina, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centerville.

Communities near Centerville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centerville.

  • Lennox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
    • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <5>
  • Beresford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Beresford is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
    • Former name for Beresford:
    • Paris
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <5>
  • Worthing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Viborg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alcester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Irene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Irene is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <5>
  • Hurley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gayville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakonda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
    • Wakonda is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <5>
  • Chancellor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
    • Chancellor is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chancellor <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Centerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centerville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centerville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Centerville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerville ...

Looking for more information about Centerville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Centerville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Centerville.

Adding Centerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centerville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Centerville post office opened in 1893.

We also found Centerville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Turner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Centerville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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