Smithton, Missouri
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| Smithton, Missouri | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Pettis |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| - Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 5,100,000 |
| - Density | 1,751.4/sq mi (676.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65350 |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-68384[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0729814[2] |
Smithton is a city in Pettis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 510 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Smithton is located at (38.680652, -93.092456)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 8002, there were 510 people, 189 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,751.4 people per square mile (679.0/km²). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 728.0/sq mi (282.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.45% White, 0.78% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 2,000 households out of which 99.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,321, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $27,303 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,320. About 5.5% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] The Smithton Outpouring
On April 19th, 1984, Pastors Steve and Kathy Gray, started a church in the town of Smithton, called World Revival Church and held their first church service comprising of only thirteen people. During the Spring of 1996, a unexplainable phenomenon took place in this local congregation as the church experienced a supernatural visitation from God. According to their website, one member stated: "I can’t explain what happened but something very supernatural took place. God walked in and we felt His presence. The entire church ran to the altar and started leaping, dancing and praising God with all that was within us". Very soon, the town was thrust on the international stage as crowds from all over the United States and more than 65 nations descended into this town of only 532, to witness and experience this phenomenon. The explosive meetings captured the attention of Newsweek, Time Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and numerous Christian publications. This revival became known as the Smithton Outpouring. During the same time, a similar event took place at Brownsville Assemblies of God church in Pensacola, Florida; similarly known as the Brownsville Outpouring.
In the year 2000, the World Revival Church moved to a new property in the neighboring Kansas City.
[edit] References
McGatlin, Ron & Barbara, History & Destiny in Kansas City, July 1, 2000, http://www.renewed.net/hsp/0377.html
Palmer, Tim, ‘Smithton Outpouring’ has Missouri town leaping & shouting, The Baptist Standard July 21, 1999, http://www.baptiststandard.com/1999/7_21/pages/smithton.html
Stead, Pam, and Linda Valen, World Revival Church of Kansas City, http://www.jillaustin.org/NewsJune2001.htm
Unknown Author, How It All Began: When God Poured Out Revival on Smithton, Artist’s Spotlight, http://www.integritymusic.com/new/artist/8-99.html
Unknown Author, Renewal! 2001. Celebrating Victory, http://www.headacheno.com/olivet/renewal2001/smithton.htm
World Revival Church, e-mail newsletter, http://www.basileiapublishing.com/SOJan11NL.htm.php3
Brownsville Outpouring http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/ChurchAndMinistry/Charisma_Grady_Brownsville.aspx
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Smithton, Missouri is at coordinates Coordinates:
Smithton High School Soccer The Smithton High School (Smithton R-VI) offers several team sport experiences for the students. One athletic club that has a long tradition of competitive play is the soccer team, which, in 2007, went 12-8. The 2008 squad, led by many key, returning players, has high hopes for conference and district success, who will win the district championship.
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