Smiths Station, Alabama
| Smiths Station | |
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| City | |
 Location in Lee County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 32°32′21″N 85°05′55″W / 32.53917°N 85.09861°WCoordinates: 32°32′21″N 85°05′55″W / 32.53917°N 85.09861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Counties | Lee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fred Copeland |
| Elevation | 370 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • City | 5,176 |
| • Metro | 150,933 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| ZIP codes | 36877 |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| Website | Official website |
Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. Smiths Station was first settled in 1826. The Central of Georgia Railway was extended through the community from Columbus, Georgia to Opelika, Alabama in 1845. The depot was named for Mr. Broadus Smith, a prominent early settler who lived near the city's current location. It is a part of the Columbus, Georgia-Phenix City, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is also known by locals as Smiths, although the official name is Smiths Station. According to the local legend, a postmaster around 1960 grew tired of writing Smiths Station, so he took it upon himself to drop "Station" from the name of the community. Smiths Station was officially incorporated on June 22, 2001, and is as of 2004[update] Alabama's second newest city next to Center Point. At the time of the 2000 census, it was still a census-designated place (CDP), and its population was 21,756. The area that incorporated as Smiths Station in 2001 was much smaller than the CDP, and contained a population of 4,926 according to the 2010 census. Smiths Station is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama. Smiths Station High School has an enrollment of 1,800+ students and is the 11th largest high school in the state.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 71.9 square miles (186 km2), of which 71.2 square miles (184 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (1.00%) is water.
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