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Smithville, Georgia
Smithville Governmental Building and Library
Smithville Governmental Building and Library
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Country United States
State Georgia
County Lee
Area
 • Total 2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2)
 • Land 2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
328 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 593
 • Density 233.10/sq mi (89.98/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31787
Area code(s) 229
FIPS code 13-71464
GNIS feature ID 0356540

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.

History

A post office was established at Smithville in 1871. The community was named after the local Smith family. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Smithville as a town in 1863.

Geography

Smithville is located in northwestern Lee County at 31°54′7″N 84°15′19″W / 31.90194°N 84.25528°W / 31.90194; -84.25528 (31.902073, -84.255336). 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. 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
Census Pop.
1880 320
1900 597
1910 574 −3.9%
1920 761 32.6%
1930 777 2.1%
1940 619 −20.3%
1950 676 9.2%
1960 732 8.3%
1970 713 −2.6%
1980 867 21.6%
1990 804 −7.3%
2000 774 −3.7%
2010 575 −25.7%
2020 593 3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
Smithville racial composition as of 2020
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 163 27.49%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 403 67.96%
Native American 2 0.34%
Asian 5 0.84%
Other/Mixed 8 1.35%
Hispanic or Latino 12 2.02%

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

  • Bessie Jones (1902-1984), gospel and folk singer
  • Bill McAfee (1907-1958), baseball player and mayor
  • William J. Sears (1874-1944), congressman from Florida
  • Jeffery Waters (1989-2019), second African American to serve as Command Master Chief of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (2016-2019)
  • Ja'Lia Taylor (1989–Present) First woman to run for Mayor of Smithville. First African American to receive a PhD in Special Education from Smithville, Ga. Founder of KimRose Brown Academy and Founder of Rare Genetics by Lia Jai'
  • Hudson Woodbridge (1904-1981), aka Tampa Red, musician in Blues Hall of Fame

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