Smith Center is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,571.
Name: | Smith Center city |
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LSAD Code: | 25 |
LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
State: | Kansas |
County: | Smith County |
Founded: | 1871 |
Incorporated: | 1886 |
Elevation: | 1,788 ft (545 m) |
Total Area: | 1.28 sq mi (3.33 km²) |
Land Area: | 1.28 sq mi (3.33 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
Total Population: | 1,571 |
Population Density: | 1,200/sq mi (470/km²) |
ZIP code: | 66967 |
Area code: | 785 |
FIPS code: | 2065925 |
Website: | smithcenterks.com |
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History
Smith Center was founded in 1871. The first post office in Smith Center was established in January 1873. Like Smith County, Smith Center was named for Maj. J. Nelson Smith of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, a pre-war native of Elwood, Kansas, who died leading his regiment on October 21, 1864 at the Battle of the Little Blue River.
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Geography
Smith Center is located at 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861°N 98.78528°W / 39.77861; -98.78528 (39.778550, -98.785141). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.24 square miles (3.21 km), all land.
Smith Center is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 281 and 36, approximately 100 miles south of Grand Island, Nebraska and 77 miles north of Russell and Interstate 70.
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