Centerville, Minnesota
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lino Lakes City. It lies in ZIP code area 55038. The Survey maps it on the Centerville quadrangle. 3,896 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 906 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCenterville grew from 3,792 to 3,896 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,792 | |
| 2020 | 3,896 | +104 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS White Bear quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS New Brighton quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 1996 and 2020, burning about 322 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | Smoking | 2.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 May 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Centerville | $300,000 | The tornado touched down on the eastern side of Lino Lakes, at the eastern shore of Peltier Lake. The tornado felled trees and lifted boat docks, then tracked east and crossed Interstate 35E. As this occurred, a few barns, grain bins, and silos were damaged. The tornado then intensified as it moved into northwestern Washington County and a subdivision (Creekview Preserve), about two miles north of downtown Hugo. It was at this point (around 16:01), that the twister caused EF-3 damage. The tornado dissipated in the eastern portion of Hugo, just north of Irish Avenue and 140th Street. Seven hundred and ninety four homes, including mobile homes, were affected by the storm in some way. A total of 91 homes sustained minor structural damage, numerous broken windows, and damage to small sections of roof. Twenty seven homes were destroyed, totally collapsed, or not economically feasible to repair. A two year old boy in Washington County (see corresponding entry) died after being blown out of the first floor of his home in Creekview Preserve. A 62 year old woman in Washington County died an indirect death due to a heart attack during cleanup in Hugo a few days later. Some important information provided by the Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, and other local newspapers. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | A tree was snapped in half near Centerville. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Centerville | - | Report submitted via social media. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | About two dozen trees were toppled due to a rear flank downburst associated with the storm that produced the Forest Lake tornado. The trees were in a rural area as observed by a broadcast meteorologist during a flight over the area. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | A few trees were blown down near Centerville Road and County Road 14 in Centerville, Minnesota. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Several six inch diameter tree branches were blown down near Lino Lakes, Minnesota. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Centerville | - | At Interstate 35E and County Road 14. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Numerous trees down, some across roads or on houses. A radio tower, of unknown type, toppled. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | A few trees and power lines were downed near Centerville Road and Main Street. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lino Lakes | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Circle Pines | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Lexington | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Columbus | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Blaine | 9.5 miles | 19 | |
| Johnsville | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Lake Park | 10.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Netta | 10.8 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Centerville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1004367 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 641053. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










