Centreville
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	St. Clair
Coordinates	38°35′4″N 90°6′14″W / 38.58444, -90.10389
Area	4.3 sq mi (11 km²)
- land	4.3 sq mi (11 km²)
Population	5,951 (2000)
Density	1,373.3 /sq mi (530 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Centreville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Centreville, Illinois

Centreville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America. The population was 5,951 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Centreville is located at 38°35′4″N, 90°6′14″W (38.584583, -90.103768).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,951 people, 2,125 households, and 1,476 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,373.3 people per square mile (530.6/km²). There were 2,363 housing units at an average density of 545.3/sq mi (210.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 3.38% White, 95.46% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 2,125 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.5% were married couples living together, 35.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,500, and the median income for a family was $27,310. Males had a median income of $32,024 versus $23,528 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,150. About 28.7% of families and 34.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.4% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Edward Burch - Alternative country musician born here, but Dupo, Illinois is his "home town."
• Reginald Hudlin - Film director

References

External links

• Centreville, Illinois is at coordinates 38°35′05″N 90°06′14″W / 38.584583, -90.103768 (Centreville, Illinois)Coordinates: 38°35′05″N 90°06′14″W / 38.584583, -90.103768 (Centreville, Illinois)

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