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Centreville, Illinois

Centreville
City
Country United States
State Illinois
County St. Clair
Coordinates 41°35′4″N 90°6′14″W / 41.58444°N 90.10389°W / 41.58444; -90.10389Coordinates: 41°35′4″N 90°6′14″W / 41.58444°N 90.10389°W / 41.58444; -90.10389
Area 4.29 sq mi (11 km2)
 - land 4.24 sq mi (11 km2)
 - water 0.06 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 5,951 (2000)
Density 1,373.3/sq mi (530/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62207
Area code 618
St. Clair County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Centreville highlighted.svg
Location in St. Clair County and the state of Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States

Centreville is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,309 in 2010, down from 5,951 at the 2000 census.

Centreville is located at 38°35′4″N 90°6′14″W / 38.58444°N 90.10389°W / 38.58444; -90.10389 (38.584583, -90.103768).

According to the 2010 census, Centreville has a total area of 4.287 square miles (11.10 km2), of which 4.23 square miles (10.96 km2) (or 98.67%) is land and 0.057 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 1.33%) is water.

As of the census 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 per square mile (210.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.46% African American, 3.38% White, 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.


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