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Smithville, New York

Smithville, New York
Town
Smithville is located in New York
Smithville
Smithville
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°25′25″N 75°45′14″W / 42.42361°N 75.75389°W / 42.42361; -75.75389Coordinates: 42°25′25″N 75°45′14″W / 42.42361°N 75.75389°W / 42.42361; -75.75389
Country United States
State New York
County Chenango
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Town Supervisor Allan I. Johnson (R)
 • Town Council
Area
 • Total 50.9 sq mi (131.9 km2)
 • Land 50.5 sq mi (130.7 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation 1,509 ft (460 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,330
 • Density 26/sq mi (10.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 13778
Area code(s) 607
FIPS code 36-68055
GNIS feature ID 0979499
Website smithvilleny.com

Smithville is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 1,330 at the 2010 census. The town is at the west border of Chenango County, west of the city of Norwich.

The land was first settled around 1797. The town of Smithville was founded from part of the town of Greene in 1808.

The population of Smithville in 1865 was 1,634.

The Smithville Valley Grange No. 1397 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.9 square miles (131.9 km2), of which 50.5 square miles (130.7 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 0.94%, is water.

The west town line is the border of Broome County and Cortland County.

New York State Route 41 intersects New York State Route 220 north of Smithville Flats.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,347 people, 492 households, and 364 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.7 people per square mile (10.3/km²). There were 672 housing units at an average density of 13.3 per square mile (5.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.62% White, 0.52% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.


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