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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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Centerville has a total area of 10.9 square miles (28 km 2), all land. It is bisected by Tennessee State Route 100 which provides east-west connections. Tennessee State Route 50 passes through the eastern edge of the town providing a connector to Interstate 40 (via exit 148) approximately 17 miles (27 km) north in Humphreys County near Only. State Route 50 also provides a connection south to Columbia.