Smithville, Tennessee
| Smithville, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
Smithville Watertower
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 Location of Smithville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°57′26″N 85°49′15″W / 35.95722°N 85.82083°WCoordinates: 35°57′26″N 85°49′15″W / 35.95722°N 85.82083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | DeKalb |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Incorporated | 1843 |
| Named for | Samuel Granville Smith, local politician |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Aldermanic |
| • Mayor | Jimmy Poss |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,530 |
| • Density | 767/sq mi (296.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37166 |
| Area code(s) | 615 |
| FIPS code | 47-69320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1313778 |
| Website | smithvillecityhall |
| Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree & Crafts Festival | |
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| Genre | Bluegrass music, old-time music |
| Years active | 1972-present |
| Attendance | 100,000+ |
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Smithville is a city in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,530 at the 2010 census, up from 3,994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of DeKalb County. Smithville is home to the Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree, which it has hosted annually since 1972.
Smithville is located in central DeKalb County at 35°57′26″N 85°49′15″W / 35.95722°N 85.82083°W (35.957191, -85.820756).U.S. Route 70 passes through the town as Broad Street, leading east 21 miles (34 km) to Sparta and northwest 36 miles (58 km) to Lebanon. Tennessee State Route 56 (Congress Boulevard) crosses US 70 a few blocks southeast of the center of town and leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 40 at Silver Point and 19 miles (31 km) south to McMinnville. Cookeville is 28 miles (45 km) to the northeast, and Nashville is 65 miles (105 km) to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,994 people, 1,675 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city. The population density was 679.4 people per square mile (262.3/km²). There were 1,837 housing units at an average density of 312.5 per square mile (120.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.34% White, 2.73% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 1.65% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population.
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