is the main road running the length of the town. It leads northeast to Nashville, the state capital, and southwest to Linden. Tennessee State Route 50 passes through the southern part of Centerville, leading northwest to Interstate 40 near Only and southeast to Columbia. The town limits extend north from the town center along SR 100 to the formerly unincorporated community of Fairfield, where State Route 48 leads northwest to Interstate 40 at Exit 163. Centerville and Hickman County are served by Centerville Municipal Airport, a city-owned public-use airport located three miles north of downtown.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,793 people, 1,563 households, and 997 families residing in the town. The population density was 348.4 people per square mile. There were 1,688 housing units at an average density of 155.0 per square mile. The 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population. There were 1,563 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 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 non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 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 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,824, and the median income 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 age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Centerville is governed by a mayor, vice mayor, and a board of 10 aldermen. It uses the council-manager government style of 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 current mayor is Gary Jacobs. The current vice mayor is Mike Elkins. The current Board of Aldermen consists of:
Ward
Alderman
Alderman
1
David Dansby
David Epley
2
James P. "Jim" Herron
Lonnie Horner
3
Mike Elkins*
Joseph Hunt
4
Wayne Prince
Derek Newsom
5
Steven Clickenbeard
Glenn Mays
* designates vice mayor. Term expiration dates in parenthesis.
Notable people
Notable people who were born in Centerville or lived in the community include:
Dan Griner, baseball pitcher who played professionally from 1912 to 1918
