Editing Smithton, Missouri

{{About|the present day city in Pettis County, Missouri|the Missouri Territory frontier village|Smithton Company}}
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'''Smithton''' is a city in [[Pettis County, Missouri|Pettis County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 570 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
Smithton was [[plat]]ted in 1859. It was named for Gen. George R. Smith, a railroad promoter,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1917 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n111 340]}}</ref> or for General Thomas A. Smith.<ref name="Disappearing">{{cite news|title=Disappearing Missouri Names |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/861825/missouri_toponyms/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=March 19, 1911|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = August 15, 2014 }} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 309
|1880= 307
|1890= 369
|1900= 420
|1910= 346
|1920= 331
|1930= 340
|1940= 404
|1950= 339
|1960= 395
|1970= 402
|1980= 559
|1990= 532
|2000= 510
|2010= 570
|2020= 506
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 570 people, 206 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1900.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 224 housing units at an average density of {{convert|746.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 206 households, of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the city was 33.5 years. 32.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 9.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
In 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> the [[population density]] was 1/4 people per square mile (679.0/km{{sup|2}}). There were 212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|728.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population.

In the 2,000 houses in Smithton 99.9% that had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of these 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% were male householders with no wife present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age of a smithton resident is 33 years old. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,321, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $27,303 versus $20,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,320. About 5.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
* [[Smithton High School]]
* [[Smithton Revival]]

==References==
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{{Pettis County, Missouri}}
{{Missouri}}

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[[Category:Cities in Pettis County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Cities in Missouri]]