Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is a part of the but is more closely tied to
the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is
also known as Smiths, although the official name is Smiths Station. According to the local legend, a postmaster
around 1960 grew tired of writing Smiths Station, so he took it upon himself to drop "Station" from
the name of the community. Smiths Station was officially incorporated in June 2001, and is as of
2004 Alabama's second newest city next to Center Point. In the 2000 census
prior to incorporation, the population of Smiths Station community was 21,756, though as of 2004 only 4,437 lived in the city
proper. Smiths Station has tripled in population over the past 10-15 years and is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama. Smiths
Station High School has an enrollment of 2,500+ students and is the 10th largest high school in the state.
Geography
Smiths is located at 32°32′21″N, 85°5′55″W (32.539259,
-85.098703)1.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 186.2
km² (71.9 mi²). 184.3 km² (71.2 mi²) of it is land
and 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (1.00%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 21,756 people, 7,806 households, and 6,252 families residing
in the city. The population density was 118.0/km² (305.7/mi²). There were 8,437
housing units at an average density of 45.8/km² (118.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.79% White, 12.67% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 2.08% of the population
were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 7,806 households out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were
non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from
45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,977, and the median income for a family was $47,765. Males had a median
income of $32,246 versus $23,707 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$17,608. About 7.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
High School
There is one High School in Smiths, Smiths Station High School. The school colors are that of Black and White with a secondary
use of Silver. The sports teams are called "The Panthers." The schools "cheer squads" are award winning and appear at all
football and basketball games. In years past the football team had more success being the states third most school to appear in
state championship games. The "Panther Spirit Marching
Band" is regarded as the premiere marching band in the state of Alabama having been invited to march for the Queen of England
and perform in the Macy's day Parade. The band holds three Grand Championship awards and numerous best in class awards.
External links
Coordinates:
32.539259° N 85.098703°
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