Centerville (Texas)

Leon County

48-13900

Centerville is the capital and the county seat ( county seat ) of the Leon County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city lies at the intersection of U.S. Highways 7 and 75, Interstate 45 and Highway 1119, between two arms of the Keechi Creek, about halfway between Dallas and Houston, near the center of the county, in east-central Texas and has a total area of 3.8 km ², without significant water surface.

History

Named after the town was its central location in the county. 1850 the first courthouse was built and opened the first post office. The first newspaper, the Pioneer Leon appeared in 1852.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there were 903 people in 388 households and 230 families. The population density was 240.4 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 75.30 % White, 21.82 % African American, 0.33 % Native American, 0.22 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander residents from the and 1.66 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 0.66% were Mixed Race and 1.99 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 388 households 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.4 % were married couples living together. 10.3% were single mothers and 40.5 % were non-families. 38.1 % of all households were single-person households, and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size amounted to 2.89.

22.1% of the population were under 18 years old, 6.3 % from 18 to 24, 22.6% 25-44, 25.0 % from 45 to 64, and 23.9 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 44 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 77.5 males.

The median income for a household was $ 25,677, and the median income for a family $ 35,278. Males have a median income of $ 38,125 versus $ 19,167 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,469. 19.1 % of the population and 14.9 % of families are below the poverty line. Of which 19.7 % have children under the age of 18 and 20.9% of those 65 or older.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Billy Bizor (1913-1969), blues singer and blues harp player
• Alexander W. Gregg (1855-1919), politician and member of U.S. House of Representatives
• Lightnin ' Hopkins (1912-1982), blues singer and guitarist