Editing Smithville, Mississippi

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Smithville, Mississippi
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "Dig in and grow with us"<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://smithvillems.org| title=Welcome to Smithville| publisher=Smithville, Mississippi| access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>

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| image_caption            = Water tower in Smithville (2018)
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| map_caption              = Location in Monroe County and the state of Mississippi
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Mississippi]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe]]
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| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_28.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 11, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 4.17
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| area_water_km2           = 0.32
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.61
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.48
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.12

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2868720&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Smithville town, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total         = 509
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| population_density_km2   = 132.45
| population_density_sq_mi = 342.99

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| elevation_m              = 80
| elevation_ft             = 262
| coordinates              = {{coord|34|4|7|N|88|23|44|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 38870
| area_code                = [[Area code 662|662]]
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'''Smithville''' is a town in [[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 509 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2868720 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 942 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
Smithville is located on lands purchased from [[Chickasaw]] chief Che-lah-cha-chubby in 1836. The town is named for William Smith, an early settler who established a store at the site around 1840. The town was incorporated in 1845.<ref>Dalrymple Family Foundation historical marker at Smithville Town Hall. Information accessed September 15, 2018.</ref>

===2011 tornado===
{{main|2011 Super Outbreak|2011 Smithville tornado}}
On April 27, 2011, at approximately 3:45&nbsp;p.m. CDT, an EF5 tornado struck the town with winds which were estimated to have peaked at {{convert|205|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name=NOAA29april/> A total of 16 people were killed,<ref>"[http://www.monroe360.com/view/full_story/13351551/article-Smithville-tornado-victim-dies?instance=home_news_right Smithville Tornado Victim Dies]," ''Monroe360.com'', April 2011. Accessed at the Internet Archive, September 18, 2018.</ref> and 40 people were injured.<ref name=NOAA29april>[http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MEG&product=PNS&issuedby=MEG Public Information Statement]. April 29, 2011, [[NOAA]]-[[National Weather Service]] Weather Forecast Office, Memphis, TN. Retrieved May 1, 2011</ref> In total, 117 structures were destroyed and 50 more sustained major damage from the storm in Monroe County alone, before the tornado continued into Itawamba County. In Smithville, an SUV was lofted and thrown a half mile into the water tower, making a dent, before being carried even further downwind. Other damage included the destruction of the city hall, post office, police station, and four churches, along with appliances and plumbing fixtures being shredded or ripped away from foundations and numerous granite tombstones being knocked down.<ref name="Smithville NCDC">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=303562|title=NCDC Storm Events Database|author=National Climatic Data Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|year=2011|access-date=April 26, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
Smithville is located in northern Monroe County at {{coord|34|4|7|N|88|23|44|W|type:city}} (34.068605, -88.395486).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The town is situated along the east bank of the [[Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway]]. The waterway's [[Glover Wilkins Lock]] is located just downstream (west). [[Mississippi Highway 25]] traverses Smithville, connecting the town with [[Fulton, Mississippi|Fulton]] to the north and [[Amory, Mississippi|Amory]] to the south.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 7.71%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 150
|1910= 179
|1920= 138
|1930= 401
|1940= 402
|1950= 419
|1960= 489
|1970= 552
|1980= 866
|1990= 871
|2000= 882
|2010= 942
|2020= 509
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 882 people, 365 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] 602.1 people per square mile (233.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 404 housing units at an average density of {{convert|275.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town is 97.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 365 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who 65 years of age or older. The average household size 2.42 and the average family size 3.03.

In the town, the population spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town $32,583, and the median income for a family $38,750. Males had a median income of $30,294 versus $23,958 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town $14,030. About 7.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Smithville is served by the [[Monroe County School District (Mississippi)|Monroe County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28095_monroe/DC10SD_C28095_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419221508/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28095_monroe/DC10SD_C28095_001.pdf |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Monroe County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref>

Smithville High School won two 1A football state championships in 1993 and 1998. The school previously vied for the title in 1989, losing to a [[Mount Olive, Mississippi|Mt. Olive]] (MS) team quarterbacked by future NFL great [[Steve McNair]]. The Smithville High School softball team has won the 1A state championship in 2008, 2011, and 2012.<ref name="High School Baseball/Softball Scores and Schedule">{{cite web|title=High School Baseball/Softball Scores|url=http://www.nems360.com/view/full_story/18670629/article-High-School-Baseball-Softball-scores-and-schedule?instance=secondary_stories_left_column|publisher=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal|accessdate=May 22, 2012}}</ref> The Smithville High School Band has won two state marching championships.

==Notable people==
* [[Rod Brasfield]], a member of the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] and former member of the [[Grand Ole Opry]]
* [[Anthony J. Cox]], former member of the [[Mississippi State Senate]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ |title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi |date=1917 |publisher=Department of Archives and History |pages=807–808 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mississippi Slim (country singer)|Mississippi Slim]], country singer and former member of the Grand Ole Opry<ref>{{cite book |last1=Guralnick |first1=Peter |title=Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley |date=2014 |publisher=Little, Brown, and Company |location=New York, New York |isbn=9780316206792 |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R7-VBQAAQBAJ}}</ref>
* [[Frances Irene Reels]], screenwriter and actress<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Babington |editor1-first=Bruce |editor2-last=Barr |editor2-first=Charles |title=The Call of the Heart: John M. Stahl and Hollywood Melodrama |date=2018 |publisher=John Libbey Publishing |location=East Barnet, United Kingdom |isbn=9780861969494 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YeNVEAAAQBAJ}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Smithville, Mississippi}}
*{{Official|smithvillems.org}}

{{Monroe County, Mississippi}}
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[[Category:Towns in Monroe County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]