Smithville, Georgia

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Smithville, Georgia
City
Smithville Governmental Building and Library.jpg
Smithville Governmental Building and Library
Lee County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Smithville Highlighted.svg
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°54′7″N84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W / 31.90194; -84.25528
Country United States
State Georgia
County Lee
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2)
 • Land2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
328 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
593
 • Density233.10/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 ID0356540 [3]
Website georgia.gov/cities-counties/smithville

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.

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History

A 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]

The Morgan Farm is located near Smithville, and is a late-19th century historic, rural African American farmstead recognized as a Centennial Farm (1995) by the state of Georgia, and listed as on the National Register of Historic Places (1998). [7]

Geography

Smithville is located in northwestern Lee County at 31°54′7″N84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W / 31.90194; -84.25528 (31.902073, -84.255336). [8] 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. [9] 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 320—
1900 597—
1910 574−3.9%
1920 76132.6%
1930 7772.1%
1940 619−20.3%
1950 6769.2%
1960 7328.3%
1970 713−2.6%
1980 86721.6%
1990 804−7.3%
2000 774−3.7%
2010 575−25.7%
2020 5933.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
1850-1870 [11] 1870-1880 [12]
1890-1910 [13] 1920-1930 [14]
1940 [15] 1950 [16] 1960 [17]
1970 [18] 1980 [19] 1990 [20]
2000 [21] 2010 [22]
Smithville racial composition as of 2020 [23]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)16327.49%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)40367.96%
Native American 20.34%
Asian 50.84%
Other/Mixed 81.35%
Hispanic or Latino 122.02%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 593 people, 239 households, and 143 families residing in the city.

Education

Public schools are operated by the Lee County School District. Students are zoned to Lee County High School.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 207. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Edwards, Mark R. (1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morgan Farm". National Park Service . Retrieved May 20, 2025. With accompanying pictures
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  12. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  13. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  14. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  15. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  16. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  17. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  18. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  19. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  20. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  21. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  22. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  23. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Dr. Ja'Lia Taylor". National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice Fellows, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). March 4, 2024. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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