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History · Centerville

Centerville dates to 1812, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1927 on and the census since 1870.

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Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Centerville began

When was Centerville founded?

1812

Centerville dates its founding to 1812 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 322 in 18702020 census: 178214 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1817.

What stands out about Centerville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Centerville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Centerville’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsEstablished in 1812: 214 years of Centerville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Centerville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Centerville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Centerville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Centerville is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 176 at the 2020 census, down from 218 at the 2010 census. It was established in 1812.

Centerville was established in 1812. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 218 to 178 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Centerville, 1812 to 1927

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1812
    FoundingCenterville is established
  3. 1817Post officeThe Centreville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1927On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Centerville, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Pennsylvania State Route 82014Pennsylvania State Route 8Centerville, Pennsylvania2014Centerville, PennsylvaniaCenterville, Pennsylvania2014Centerville, PennsylvaniaCenterville, Pennsylvania2014Centerville, PennsylvaniaCenterville, Pennsylvania2014Centerville, Pennsylvania
On the map

Centerville on the map, 1927 to 1967

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Centerville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Centerville on the 1927 USGS mapCenterville on the 1932 USGS mapCenterville on the 1945 USGS mapCenterville on the 1967 USGS map1927Townville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Centerville.

People over time

Centerville, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 322

Between 176 and 322 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Centerville’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rome TownshipIts storyB−Athens TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Centerville’s history

What year was Centerville founded?

In 1812, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Centerville’s post office opened in 1817, and the census of 1870 counted 322 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.