Appanoose County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,317. Its county seat is Centerville.
Appanoose County Courthouse
Chief Appanoose, from A.R. Fulton's Red Men of Iowa 1882.
Centerville Iowa East Entrance Sign
Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,412 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville's coal mining industry attracted European immigrants from Sweden, Italy, Croatia, and Albania. Centerville is also home of the largest town square in the state of Iowa.
Appanoose County Courthouse and the Centerville Square
The upper works of the Relay Mine No. 3, circa 1908.
Centerville Iowa east entrance sign
Pancake Day in Centerville draws thousands of visitors annually