Centralia

Centralia

Centralia is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,336 at the 2010 census. In pioneer days, Centralia was the halfway stopover point for stagecoaches operating between the Columbia River and Seattle. In 1850, J. G. Cochran came from Missouri with his adopted son, a young African-American free man named George Washington. Cochran filed a donation land claim on the townsite, and later in 1852, sold Washington his claim for $6,000. The new owner built a home and filed a plat for the town of Centerville, offering lots for $10 each, with one lot free to buyers...
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quick facts
County:Lewis County
State:Washington
Country:United States of America
Population:15,710
Area:7.5 sq. mi.
Time zone:Pacific Time Zone
Also known as:Centralia, Washington, Lewis County / Centralia city

Population history for Centralia

YearEstimated Population
2008 15,710
2007 15,636
2006 15,405
2005 15,226
2004 15,068
2003 14,943
2002 14,844
2001 14,803
2000 14,834
1999 13,317
1998 13,238
1997 13,165
1996 12,668
1995 12,681
1994 12,677
1993 12,582
1992 12,432
1991 12,348
1990 13,054
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Colleges and universities in Centralia

Centralia College
Centralia College

Famous residents of Centralia

Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
Film Actor, Author, TV Actor

Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50...
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Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
Musical Artist

Don Butterfield was an American jazz and classical tuba player. Butterfield took up tuba in high school. He wanted to play trumpet, but the band...
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Famous people born in Centralia

Merce Cunningham
Merce Cunningham
Film Actor, Author, TV Actor

Mercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50...
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Don Butterfield
Don Butterfield
Musical Artist

Don Butterfield was an American jazz and classical tuba player. Butterfield took up tuba in high school. He wanted to play trumpet, but the band...
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Airports in or near Centralia

Olympia Airport
Olympia Airport
Airport code:OLM
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Airport code:SEA
Gray Army Airfield
Gray Army Airfield
Airport code:GRF
McChord Air Force Base
McChord Air Force Base
Airport code:TCM

U.S. state

Washington
Washington
Population:1,201 (1850)

Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho and south of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Washington...
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