Editing Smith County, Mississippi

{{short description|County in Mississippi, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county         = Smith County 
 | state           = Mississippi 
 | seal                = 
 | founded             = 1833 
 | seat wl             = Raleigh 
 | largest city wl     = Taylorsville 
 | city type           = town 
 | area_total_sq_mi    = 637 
 | area_land_sq_mi     = 636 
 | area_water_sq_mi    = 1.0 
 | area percentage     = 0.2
 | census yr           = 2020 
 | pop                 = 14209 
 | pop_est_as_of       = 2023
 | population_est      = 14099 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi       = auto 
 | web                 = https://www.smithcountyms.gov/ 
 | ex image            = Smith County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap        = Smith County courthouse in Raleigh
 | district            = 3rd
 | time zone           = Central
 | named for    = David Smith }}

'''Smith County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Mississippi]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 14,209.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Smith County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Smith_County,_Mississippi?g=0500000US28129|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Raleigh, Mississippi|Raleigh]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
Smith County is named for Major David Smith.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|637|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|636|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 13]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 18.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 18]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 28.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 28]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 35.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 35]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 37.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 37]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 540.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 540]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 481.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 481]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 501.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 501]]
* [[Image:Circle sign 902.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 902]]
{{div col end}}

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Scott County, Mississippi|Scott County]] (north)
* [[Jasper County, Mississippi|Jasper County]] (east)
* [[Jones County, Mississippi|Jones County]] (southeast)
* [[Covington County, Mississippi|Covington County]] (south)
* [[Simpson County, Mississippi|Simpson County]] (west)
* [[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Bienville National Forest]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1961
|1850= 4071
|1860= 7638
|1870= 7126
|1880= 8088
|1890= 10635
|1900= 13055
|1910= 16603
|1920= 16178
|1930= 18405
|1940= 19403
|1950= 16740
|1960= 14303
|1970= 13561
|1980= 15077
|1990= 14798
|2000= 16182
|2010= 16491
|2020= 14209
|estyear=2023
|estimate=14099
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28129.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 5, 2013}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Smith County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28129&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|10,582
|74.47%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,111
|21.89%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|20
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|19
|0.13%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/mtixed]]
|279
|1.96%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|198
|1.39%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,209 people, 5,820 households, and 4,109 families residing in the county.

==Communities==
===Towns===
* [[Mize, Mississippi|Mize]]
* [[Raleigh, Mississippi|Raleigh]] (county seat)
* [[Taylorsville, Mississippi|Taylorsville]]
* [[Polkville, Mississippi|Polkville]]

===Village===
* [[Sylvarena, Mississippi|Sylvarena]]

==Politics==
Smith County is currently a Republican stronghold, although, like most of Mississippi, it was heavily Democratic up until the 1960s. Recently, in 2024 Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] broke 80% of the vote in the county for the first time since 1972.

{{PresHead|place=Smith County, Mississippi|whig=no|source1=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Presidential Election Results in Smith County, Mississippi], uselectionatlas.org; accessed December 5, 2017.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,146|1,486|44|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,458|1,791|78|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,928|1,617|82|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,049|1,979|71|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,265|1,968|72|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,577|1,496|47|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,838|1,620|70|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|3,371|1,858|536|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,106|1,968|714|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,573|1,660|52|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,116|1,573|21|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,772|2,474|94|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,147|2,434|167|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,419|329|37|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|437|352|4,367|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|4,045|238|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|353|1,568|1,025|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|277|2,055|211|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|738|2,288|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|33|295|1,901|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|165|2,456|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|27|1,826|1|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|17|1,676|1|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|17|1,576|2|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|419|1,450|0|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|49|1,081|31|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|265|968|23|Mississippi}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|30|1,271|16|Mississippi}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|12|854|51|Mississippi}}

==Education==
There is one school district in the county, [[Smith County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28129_smith/DC20SD_C28129.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Smith County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28129_smith/DC20SD_C28129_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The county is in the zone for [[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcjc.edu/about/profile.php|title=Profile|publisher=[[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]]|access-date=2024-09-27}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Dry counties]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi#Smith County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Smith County, Mississippi]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070623001720/http://www.smithcounty.ms.gov/ Smith County official website]
* {{Commons category-inline|Smith County, Mississippi}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310234933/http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/Smith Mississippi Courthouses – Smith County]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Smith County, Mississippi
|North     = [[Scott County, Mississippi|Scott County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Jasper County, Mississippi|Jasper County]]
|Southeast = [[Jones County, Mississippi|Jones County]]
|South     = [[Covington County, Mississippi|Covington County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Simpson County, Mississippi|Simpson County]]
|Northwest = [[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin County]]
}}

{{Smith County, Mississippi}}
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[[Category:1833 establishments in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]