Smithville, Texas

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Smithville is a city in Bastrop County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census. The population grew to an estmated 4,339 for 2004.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable people from Smithville
5 Trivia
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Smithville is located at 30°0′26″N, 97°9′18″W (30.007096, -97.154924)^GR1. This location is 12 miles southeast of Bastrop and 29 miles southeast of Austin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²). 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.85%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,901 people, 1,491 households, and 990 families residing in the city. The population density was 429.1/km² (1,112.7/mi²). There were 1,672 housing units at an average density of 183.9/km² (476.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.01% White, 14.53% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 5.10% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.43% of the population.

There were 1,491 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,586, and the median income for a family was $45,163. Males had a median income of $33,500 versus $23,409 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,282. About 12.1% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Smithville is served by the Smithville Independent School District.

[edit] Notable people from Smithville

Hannibal, jazz trumpeter and composer

[edit] Trivia

On December 2nd 2006, at the annual Fetival of Lights, Smithville broke the Guinness Book of world records, record for the biggest gingerbread man ever, measuring over 26 feet.^{[citation needed]}