Smithville, Texas

Smith Springs
(Erath County)

Smithville
(Gonzales County)

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Current Weather

The city of Smithville is located in Bastrop County.

Smithville is 90 feet [27.43 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Smithville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Smithville can be found in:

	Arkansas (historic ^<2>)	New Jersey
	Georgia	New York
	Illinois	North Carolina
	Indiana	Nova Scotia
	Kentucky	Ohio (historic)
	Louisiana	Oklahoma
	Maine	Ontario
	Maryland	Pennsylvania
	Massachusetts	South Carolina (historic)
	Michigan	Tennessee
	Minnesota	Vermont
	Mississippi	Virginia
	Missouri	Washington
	New Hampshire	West Virginia

At the time of the 2000 Census, Smithville had a population of 3,901 people ^<3> (or 6.69% of the total population of Bastrop County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Smithville had a population of 4,458 people. This is an increase of 14.28% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Smithville.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	4,458	+14.28%	+1.02% since 2007
2007	4,413	+13.12%	+1.26% since 2006
2006	4,358	+11.71%	+1.25% since 2005
2005	4,304	+10.33%
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2000	3,901	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bastrop	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	8,378	56.89% increase
Camp Swift	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
Elgin	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	9,909	73.84% increase
Flatonia	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,431	3.92% increase
Garfield	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
Giddings	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	5,423	6.23% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Smithville.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smithville - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smithville, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Smithville. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Smithville and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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