Centerville, Shasta County, California Explained

Official Name:Centerville, California
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shasta
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:8.105
Area Land Sq Mi:8.064
Area Water Sq Mi:0.041
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2095
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:873
Coordinates:40.5428°N -122.464°W
Area Code:530
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2813348[3]

Centerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Centerville is 6.5miles southwest of Redding.

History

The community was originally named Larkin after John Larkin, who owned a store and saloon in the community. A post office was located in the community from 1899 until 1912.[4]

In 2018, the community was evacuated due to the Carr Fire, which destroyed homes in the community.[5]

Demographics

Centerville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[6]

2020 Census

Centerville CDP (Shasta County) California – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[7] !% 2020
White alone (NH)1,68780.53%
Black or African American alone (NH)80.38%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)241.15%
Asian alone (NH)411.96%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.05%
Other race alone (NH)120.57%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1567.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1667.92%
Total2,095100.00%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California. March 23, 2024 . United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . data.census.gov . 24 June 2023.
  3. Centerville Census Designated Place.
  4. Book: Durham, David L. . California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. 1998. 210. 1-884995-14-4.
  5. Web site: Schultz . Jim . Chapman . Mike . Update: Sunset West, Sunset Terrace neighborhoods re-opened for residents . Redding Record Searchlight . 2 August 2018 . en.
  6. Web site: 2020 Geography Changes. .
  7. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Centerville CDP (Shasta County) California. .