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{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Centerville, Tennessee
| settlement_type = [[Town]]

| image_skyline = Centerville tennessee town square 2009.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Centerville Town Square
| image_flag =
| image_seal = 
| image_map = File:Hickman County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Centerville Highlighted 4712420.svg
| mapsize = 250px
| map_caption = Location in Hickman County, Tennessee
| image_map1 =
| mapsize1 =
| map_caption1 = 
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman]]

| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| established_title =
| established_date = 
| unit_pref =
| area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE%3D%2747%27&outFields=NAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CAREALAND%2CAREAWATER%2CLSADC%2CCENTLAT%2CCENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081026/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE%3D%2747%27&outFields=NAME%2CSTATE%2CPLACE%2CAREALAND%2CAREAWATER%2CLSADC%2CCENTLAT%2CCENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|url-status=live}}</ref>
| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 27.87
| area_land_km2 = 27.87
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 10.76
| area_land_sq_mi = 10.76
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total = 3532
| population_density_km2 = 126.74
| population_density_sq_mi = 328.25

| timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset = -6
| timezone_DST = CDT
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 190
| elevation_ft = 623
| coordinates = {{coord|35|47|18|N|87|27|21|W|region:US-TN|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 37033
| area_code = [[Area code 931|931]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 47-12420<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=July 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710061739/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 1280155<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007|archive-date=February 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204035720/http://geonames.usgs.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.townofcenterville.com}}
| footnotes =
| pop_est_as_of =
| pop_est_footnotes =
| population_est =
}}
[[File:Hickman County Courthouse.jpg|Hickman County Courthouse|thumb]]
[[File:Minnie Pearl Statue.jpg|Sculpture of Minnie Pearl next to the courthouse by Jennifer Grisham<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Jay |title=Columbia artist creates Minnie Pearl statue for icon's native Centerville |url=https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/story/lifestyle/2020/11/02/columbia-artist-creates-minnie-pearl-statue-centerville/6052791002/ |access-date=12 October 2025 |work=The Daily Herald |date=2 November 2020}}</ref>|thumb]]

'''Centerville''' is a town in [[Hickman County, Tennessee]], United States. The population was 3,489 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]]. It is the [[county seat]] and the only incorporated town in Hickman County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> It is best known for being the hometown of American comedian [[Minnie Pearl]].

==Geography==
Centerville sits at the center of Hickman County in the valley of the [[Duck River (Tennessee)|Duck River]], a west-flowing tributary of the [[Tennessee River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|29.3|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4712420| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Centerville town, Tennessee| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 1, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213102510/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4712420| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[Tennessee State Route 100]] is the main road running the length of the town. It leads northeast {{convert|55|mi}} to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], the state capital, and southwest {{convert|28|mi}} to [[Linden, Tennessee|Linden]]. [[Tennessee State Route 50]] passes through the southern part of Centerville, leading northwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Interstate 40]] (via exit 148) near [[Only, Tennessee|Only]] and southeast {{convert|30|mi}} to [[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]]. The town limits extend north {{convert|5|mi|0}} from the town center along SR 100 to the formerly unincorporated community of Fairfield, where [[Tennessee State Route 48|State Route 48]] leads northwest {{convert|15|mi}} to Interstate 40 at Exit 163.

Centerville and Hickman County are served by [[Centerville Municipal Airport (Tennessee)|Centerville Municipal Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA code]] GHM), a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) north of downtown.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 251
|1870= 175
|1880= 287
|1890= 498
|1910= 1097
|1920= 882
|1930= 943
|1940= 1030
|1950= 1532
|1960= 1678
|1970= 2592
|1980= 2824
|1990= 3616
|2000= 3793
|2010= 3644
|2020= 3532
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085226/https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Centerville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4712420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227165051/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4712420&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,173
| 89.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 122
| 3.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 5
| 0.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 3
| 0.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 143
| 4.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 86
| 2.43%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,532 people, 1,415 households, and 832 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 3,793 people, 1,563 households, and 997 families were residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|348.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,688 housing units had an average density of {{convert|155.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 93.51% White, 4.77% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.90% of the population.

Of the 1,563 households, 27.3% had children under 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were not families. About 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the age distribution was 21.1% under 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,824, and for a family was $35,448. Males had a median income of $29,693 versus $20,688 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,947. About 15.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.1% of those under 18 and 21.6% of those 65 or over.

==Government==
Centerville is governed by a mayor, vice mayor, and a board of 10 aldermen. It uses a [[council-manager government]]. The mayor is elected to a four-year term. Each alderman represents one of five wards and is elected to a four-year term. Aldermen elections are staggered every two years, with one alderman from each ward being elected in each election. The vice mayor is selected from the board of aldermen.

The mayor as of 2022 was Gary Jacobs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TN |first=Hickman County |title=Hickman County, TN |url=https://hickmanco.com/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=hickmanco.com |language=en |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316130834/https://hickmanco.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The vice mayor was Derek Newsom. 

==Notable people==
Notable people who were born in Centerville or lived in the community include:
*[[Kevin Max]], solo musician and founding member of [[DC Talk]], briefly ran a [[bed and breakfast]] and recording studio in Centerville.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=1644 |title=Kevin Max Bought the Farm (And You Can Rent It!) |access-date=September 28, 2016 |archive-date=October 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001190150/http://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=1644 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Minnie Pearl]] (1912–1996), an American comedian, was born Sarah Ophelia Colley in Centerville.
* [[Del Reeves]], country singer, died in Centerville in 2007.
*[[William K. Sebastian]] (1812–1865), a Centerville native, represented Arkansas in the United States Senate.
*[[Mike Smithson (baseball)|Mike Smithson]] (1955–), Major League Baseball player, born Centerville.{{Citation needed|date=October 2025|reason=no citation in linked article for Centerville birth}}
*[[John Spence (frogman)|John Spence]] (1918–2013) was America's first "[[frogman]]". Born in Centerville.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://navysealsfund.org/NavySEALsFundBlog/americas-first-frogman.html |title=America's First frogman | Navy SEALs Fund News Blog |access-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208060910/http://navysealsfund.org/NavySEALsFundBlog/americas-first-frogman.html |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Tony |title=John Spence dies at 95; Navy diver and pioneering WWII 'frogman' |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-john-spence-20131104-story.html |access-date=12 October 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 November 2013}}</ref>
*[[Dicky Wells]] (1907–1985), jazz trombonist. Born in Centerville.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Centerville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=785104&cityname=Centerville%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Centerville, Tennessee |access-date=November 17, 2013 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920061659/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=785104&cityname=Centerville%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Grinder's Switch, Tennessee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Centerville, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.townofcenterville.com/ Town of Centerville official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083633/http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/CHARTERS.nsf/0/41208085333F33C0852568CC0061DAE2/$File/centerville.cht.pdf?OpenElement Town charter]

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{{Hickman County, Tennessee}}
{{Tennessee county seats}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Hickman County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:County seats in Tennessee]]

Centerville, Tennessee - Revision history

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