Centerville, Kansas

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is 16.5 miles (26.6 km) west-northwest of Pleasanton. Centerville has a post office with ZIP code 66014.[2] It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[3]

Centerville, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Centerville
Centerville
Coordinates: 38°13′15″N 95°00′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLinn
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66014
Area code(s)913
GNIS feature ID477898[1]

History

The first post office in Centerville was established in March 1855.[4]

Geography

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Centerville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[5]

Education

The community is served by Prairie View USD 362 public school district.

Notable people

Centerville was the birthplace of the dancer and choreographer Wayne Lamb.[6]

gollark: Apparently, global cooling.
gollark: > There is also online courses, the whole of books presented in library genesis to look at, etc etcYes, you can learn lots of things yourself via interweb™ now, it's very neat.
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gollark: Well, the general principle is that rapid global changes in temperature and climate would in fact break lots of things.
gollark: Oh, and a boost to the winter coat industry.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. https://www.marc.org/Data-Economy/Metrodataline/General-Information/Statistical-Areas%5B%5D
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. Climate Summary for Centerville, Kansas
  6. "Wayne Lamb". The Legacy Project. Purdue University. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.


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