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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.

Smith Center city overview:
Name:	Smith Center city
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

Online Interactive Map

Smith Center online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Smith Center location on the U.S. Map. Where is Smith Center city. — Smith Center location on the U.S. Map.

Smith Center location on the Kansas map. Where is Smith Center city. — Location of Smith Center in Kansas.

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.