Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  contest(Noun) controversy; debate. 2  contest(Noun) struggle for superiority; combat. 3  contest(Noun) a competition. 4  contest(Verb) to contend. 5  contest(Verb) to call into question; to oppose.
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.
This city: Illinois: According to our research of Illinois and other state lists there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Centreville, Illinois as of August 16, 2016. The ratio of number of residents in Centreville to the number of sex offenders is 325 to 1. Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (8.1 miles , pop. 348,189).