Editing Smithville, Oklahoma

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'''Smithville''' is a town in [[McCurtain County, Oklahoma|McCurtain County]], [[Oklahoma]], United States. Its population was 77 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="demprofile">{{Cite web|title=Smithville town, Oklahoma|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4068250|access-date=November 3, 2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> down from 113 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20200214010035/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Smithville%20town,%20Oklahoma/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT United States Census 2010 Demographic Profile]</ref>  Smithville has the distinction of being the wettest spot in Oklahoma ranked by highest annual average precipitation, at 55.71 inches.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.coolweather.net/staterainfall/oklahoma.htm |title= Oklahoma Annual Rainfall and Climate Data|publisher=CoolWeather.net|accessdate=April 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
Smithville lies in McCurtain County, just east of [[U.S. Route 259#Oklahoma|U.S. Route 259]] on [[Oklahoma State Highway 4|Oklahoma Route 4]]. The town is just   north of the [[Mountain Fork River]] and about 10 miles north of [[Broken Bow Lake]].<ref>''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 67 {{ISBN|0899332838}}</ref> The town is among a handful of towns in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma, in an area known as [[Little Dixie (Oklahoma)|Little Dixie]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 77
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]] of 2010, 113 people, 53 households, and 28 families were residing in the town.<ref name="demprofile" /> The [[population density]] was 111 people per square mile (39/km{{sup|2}}). The 65 housing units had an average density of 60/sq mi (23/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name="demprofile" /> The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the town was 58.4% White, 34.5% Native American, and 7.1% from two or more races.<ref name="demprofile" /> Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.7% of the population.<ref name="demprofile" />

Of the 53 households, 32% included children under 18, 34% were married couples living together, 17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47% were not families. Individuals living alone accounted for 47% of households and those individuals 65 or older living alone accounted for 21% of households. The average household size was 2.13, and the average family size was 3.07.<ref name="demprofile" />

In the town, theage distribution was 31% under 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 15% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years.<ref name="demprofile" />

The median income for a household in the town was $21,136, and for a family was $16,083.<ref name="demprofile" /> The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,674.<ref name="demprofile" /> There were 61.9% of families and 45.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]].<ref name="demprofile" />

==Notable people==
*[[Curtis McDaniel]], politician

==See also==
*[[List of towns in Oklahoma]]

==References==
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{{McCurtain County, Oklahoma}}

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[[Category:Towns in McCurtain County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Towns in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]]