Centralia

borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place ghost_town Q492386
Centralia
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Centralia

Summary

Centralia is a ghost town[1]. Centralia ranks in the top 0.22% of ghost_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,693 views/month, #2 of 930).[2]

Key Facts

  • Centralia is located in Columbia County[3].
  • Centralia is in the country of United States[4].
  • Centralia's instance of is recorded as ghost town[5].
  • Centralia's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Centralia's shares border with is recorded as Conyngham Township[7].
  • Centralia is part of Coal Region[8].
  • Centralia's Commons category is recorded as Centralia, Pennsylvania[9].
  • Centralia's local dialing code is recorded as 570[10].
  • 1841 marks the founding of Centralia[11].
  • Centralia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.803333333333, 'longitude': -76.341666666667}[12].
  • Centralia's significant event is recorded as Centralia mine fire[13].
  • Centralia's official website is recorded as http://centraliapa.com/[14].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+11'}[15].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+10'}[16].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+1435'}[17].
  • Centralia has a population of {'amount': '+5'}[18].
  • Centralia's official name is recorded as Centralia[19].
  • Centralia's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[20].
  • Centralia's native label is recorded as Centralia[21].
  • Centralia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+447'}[22].
  • Centralia covers an area of {'amount': '+0.620381'}[23].
  • Centralia covers an area of {'amount': '+0.620391'}[24].
  • Centralia's water as percent of area is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2468'}[25].
  • Centralia's water area is recorded as {'amount': '+0.001531'}[26].

Body

Geography

Centralia is in the country of United States[4]. Centralia is located in Columbia County[3]. Centralia is part of Coal Region[8].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+0.620381'}[23] and {'amount': '+0.620391'}[24]. Centralia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+447'}[22]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11'}[15], {'amount': '+10'}[16], {'amount': '+1435'}[17], and {'amount': '+5'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ghost town[5] and borough of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

1841 marks the founding of Centralia[11].

Why It Matters

Centralia ranks in the top 0.22% of ghost_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,693 views/month, #2 of 930).[2] Centralia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Centralia is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → centralia-pa, centralia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: centralia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289918202|centralia (#289918202)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://centraliapa.com/
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43556|batch #43556]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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