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Centreville, Mississippi

Centreville, Mississippi
Town
Location of Centreville, Mississippi
Location of Centreville, Mississippi
Centreville, Mississippi is located in the US
Centreville, Mississippi
Centreville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°5′9″N 91°3′54″W / 31.08583°N 91.06500°W / 31.08583; -91.06500Coordinates: 31°5′9″N 91°3′54″W / 31.08583°N 91.06500°W / 31.08583; -91.06500
Country United States
State Mississippi
Counties Wilkinson, Amite
Area
 • Total 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
 • Land 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 384 ft (117 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,684
 • Density 727/sq mi (280.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 39631
Area code(s) 601
FIPS code 28-12740
GNIS feature ID 0668288

Centreville is a town in Amite and Wilkinson counties, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,684 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Bethany Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Centreville, built in 1855, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Centreville is located at 31°5′9″N 91°3′54″W / 31.08583°N 91.06500°W / 31.08583; -91.06500 (31.085909, -91.064922). The town is mostly within Wilkinson County with a portion in adjacent Amite County. In the 2000 census, 1,433 of the town's 1,680 residents (85.3%) lived in Wilkinson County and 247 (14.7%) in Amite County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,680 people, 605 households, and 413 families residing in the town. The population density was 725.5 people per square mile (279.6/km²). There were 704 housing units at an average density of 304.0 per square mile (117.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.44% African American, 32.44% White, 0.06% Native American, and 0.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.


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