Smith Center, Kansas
Smith Center, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
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![]() Location within Smith County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°WCoordinates: 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Smith |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Bryce Wiehl[1] |
• City Clerk | Jill Conaway[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
• Land | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,795 ft (547 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,665 |
• Estimate (2016)[5] | 1,583 |
• Density | 1,300/sq mi (520/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 66967 [6] |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-65925 [7] |
GNIS ID | 0471958 [8] |
Website | SmithCenterKS.com |
Smith Center is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States.[9] It is also the county seat of Smith County. In 2010, 1,665 people lived there.[10]
History[change | change source]
Smith Center was created in 1871.[11] The first post office in Smith Center was created in January 1873.[12] Like Smith County, Smith Center was named after Maj. J. Nelson Smith of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry. He was a pre-war native of Elwood, Kansas, who died leading his regiment on October 21, 1864 at the Battle of the Little Blue River. [13] [14]
Geography[change | change source]
Smith Center is at 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°W (39.778550, -98.785141).[15] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.21 km2). All of it is land.[3]
Smith Center is at the junction of U.S. Routes 281 and 36, about100 miles south of Grand Island, Nebraska and 77 miles north of Russell and Interstate 70.
People[change | change source]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 254 | — | |
1890 | 767 | 202.0% | |
1900 | 1,142 | 48.9% | |
1910 | 1,292 | 13.1% | |
1920 | 1,567 | 21.3% | |
1930 | 1,736 | 10.8% | |
1940 | 1,686 | −2.9% | |
1950 | 2,026 | 20.2% | |
1960 | 2,379 | 17.4% | |
1970 | 2,389 | 0.4% | |
1980 | 2,240 | −6.2% | |
1990 | 2,016 | −10.0% | |
2000 | 1,931 | −4.2% | |
2010 | 1,665 | −13.8% | |
2016 (est.) | 1,583 | [5] | −4.9% |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2010 census[change | change source]
The 2010 census says that there were 1,665 people, 779 households, and 470 families living in Smith Center.[4]
Education[change | change source]
Smith Center is part of Unified School District 237.[16]
Famous people[change | change source]
- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star
- Nolan Cromwell, NFL defensive back for the Los Angeles Rams
- Mitch Holthus, radio announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Mark Simoneau, College Football Hall of Fame linebacker for Kansas State University; played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs
- Steve Tasker, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
- Albert F. "Jud" Wagner, Kansas' last confirmed World War I veteran
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Smith Center Kansas Mayor". 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ↑ "Smith Center Kansas City Hall". 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 300.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Profile for Smith Center, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rebel Invasion of Missouri and Kansas". 1865. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ USD 237
Other websites[change | change source]

- City
- Schools
- USD 237, local school district
- Historical
- Smith Center - History
- Saving Miss Liberty In Rural Kansas at YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
- Historic Images - Wichita State University Libraries
- Maps
- Smith Center City Map, KDOT