Centralia

Also known as Centralia, Illinois, Centralia, IL

city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
Counties: Clinton , Jefferson , Marion , Washington
Townships: Centralia , Brookside , Grand Prairie , Irvington
Named after: Illinois Central Railroad
Type: Manager-Council
Body: City Council
Total: 9.23 sq mi (23.91 km )
Land: 8.20 sq mi (21.24 km )
Water: 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km )
Elevation: 502 ft (153 m)
Density: 1,485.6/sq mi (573.61/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area codes: 618,730
Fips code: 17-12164
Website: cityofcentralia .org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Centralia
Population: 12182
Area: 23.893917
Elevation: 535
Official website: www.city.centralia.il.us
Image: Downtown Centralia IL 1.jpg
Households: 5458
Dialing code: 618

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postal code: 62801
Commons category: Centralia, Illinois
inception: 1853-00-00
P8168: 4th-generation programming language
water as percent of area: 11.1924
per capita income: 25141

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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.

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