Smithland is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 181 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Smithland is one of the oldest settlements in Woodbury County. In 1857, clashes between settlers and Native Americans began at what is now Smithland which would afterward culminate in the Spirit Lake Massacre.
Geography
Smithland is situated near the Little Sioux River, where the river valley courses through the Loess Hills on its way to the floodplain of the Missouri River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.