Smithville is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 593 in 2020. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
Smithville, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 Smithville Governmental Building and Library | |
 Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2) |
| • Land | 2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 593 |
| • Density | 233.10/sq mi (89.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31787 |
| Area code | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-71464[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356540[3] |
| Website | georgia |
History
editA post office was established at Smithville in 1871.[4] The community was named after the local Smith family.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Smithville as a town in 1863.[6]
Geography
editSmithville is located in northwestern Lee County at 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W (31.902073, -84.255336).[7] It is bordered to the north by the Sumter County line.
U.S. Route 19 runs through the west side of the city, leading south 12 miles (19 km) to Leesburg, the Lee county seat, and north 13 miles (21 km) to Americus. Georgia State Route 118 passes through the center of Smithville, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to Leslie and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Dawson.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all of it recorded as land.[8] Muckaloochee Creek forms the northeast border of the city. The creek is a south-flowing tributary of Muckalee Creek and part of the Flint River watershed.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 320 | — | |
| 1900 | 597 | — | |
| 1910 | 574 | −3.9% | |
| 1920 | 761 | 32.6% | |
| 1930 | 777 | 2.1% | |
| 1940 | 619 | −20.3% | |
| 1950 | 676 | 9.2% | |
| 1960 | 732 | 8.3% | |
| 1970 | 713 | −2.6% | |
| 1980 | 867 | 21.6% | |
| 1990 | 804 | −7.3% | |
| 2000 | 774 | −3.7% | |
| 2010 | 575 | −25.7% | |
| 2020 | 593 | 3.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 163 | 27.49% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 403 | 67.96% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.34% |
| Asian | 5 | 0.84% |
| Other/Mixed | 8 | 1.35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.02% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 593 people, 239 households, and 143 families residing in the city.
Education
editPublic schools are operated by the Lee County School District. Students are zoned to Lee County High School.
Notable people
edit- Bessie Jones (1902-1984), gospel and folk singer
- Bill McAfee (1907-1958), baseball player and mayor
- William J. Sears (1874-1944), congressman from Florida
- Jeffery Waters (1989-2019), second African American to serve as Command Master Chief of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (2016-2019)
- Ja'Lia Taylor (1989–Present) First woman to run for Mayor of Smithville. First African American to receive a PhD in Special Education from Smithville, Ga. Founder of KimRose Brown Academy and Founder of Rare Genetics by Lia Jai'
- Hudson Woodbridge (1904-1981), aka Tampa Red, musician in Blues Hall of Fame
Gallery
edit-
Dismuke Public Safety Building, houses the Smithville Police Department -
Smithville Post Office
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form ... State historical association. p. 328.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
External links
edit- Smithville - State of Georgia