Centralia, Illinois

Centralia, Illinois
Flag of Centralia, Illinois
Location of Centralia in (clockwise) Clinton, Marion, Jefferson, and Washington Counties, Illinois.
Location of Centralia in (clockwise) Clinton, Marion, Jefferson, and Washington Counties, Illinois.
Centralia is located in Illinois
Centralia
Centralia
Centralia is located in the United States
Centralia
Centralia
Coordinates: 38°31′31″N 89°7′57″W / 38.52528°N 89.13250°W / 38.52528; -89.13250[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesClinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington
TownshipsCentralia, Brookside, Grand Prairie,
Irvington
Founded1853[2]
Named forIllinois Central Railroad
Government
 • TypeManager-Council
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorBryan Kuder
Area
 • Total9.23 sq mi (23.91 km2)
 • Land8.20 sq mi (21.24 km2)
 • Water1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
Elevation502 ft (153 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total12,182
 • Density1,485.61/sq mi (573.61/km2)
DemonymCentralian
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62801
Area code(s)618,730
FIPS code17-12164
GNIS ID2393787[1]
Public TransitSouth Central Transit
Wikimedia CommonsCentralia, Illinois
Websitecityofcentralia.org

Centralia is a city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Illinois with the largest portion in Marion County. The city is the largest in three counties, Clinton, Marion, and Washington, but it is not a county seat for any of them. The population was 12,182 as of the 2020 census, down from 13,032 in 2010.[4]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centralia, Illinois
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Centralia" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Centralia city, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

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