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Centerville, Iowa. Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,528 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville had a booming coal mining industry that attracted many European immigrants.
Recent posts about Centerville, Iowa on our local forum with over 2,000,000 registered users. Centerville is mentioned 71 times on our forum: Latest news from Centerville, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: German (19.7%), Irish (13.9%), American (13.4%), Italian (11.0%), English (10.1%), British (2.4%). Current Local Time: CST time zone.