Smithville is a city in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census, up from 3,994 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of DeKalb County. Smithville is home to the Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree, which it has hosted annually since 1972.

Geography

Smithville is located in central DeKalb County at (35.957191, -85.820756). U.S. Route 70 passes through the town as Broad Street, leading east to Sparta and northwest to Lebanon. Tennessee State Route 56 (Congress Boulevard) crosses US 70 a few blocks southeast of the center of town and leads north to Interstate 40 at Silver Point and south to McMinnville. Cookeville is to the northeast, Murfreesboro is to the west-southwest, and Nashville is to the west-northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Smithville had a population of 5,004, with 1,989 households and 1,090 families residing in the city.

The median age was 37.8 years; 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.4 males age 18 and over.

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 4,087 || 81.7%

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| Black or African American || 101 || 2.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 32 || 0.6%

|-

| Asian || 37 || 0.7%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.1%

|-

| Some other race || 379 || 7.6%

|-

| Two or more races || 363 || 7.3%

|-

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 650 || 13.0%

|}

2000 census

As of the census

Notable people

  • Bob Allen — Major League Baseball pitcher
  • John Anderson — country music singer
  • Dan Evins — Founder of Cracker Barrel
  • James Edgar Evins — Tennessee state senator, mayor of Smithville for 16 years
  • Joe L. Evins — U.S. representative
  • Alan Jackson — country music singer; former resident
  • Greg Tubbs — Major League Baseball Player, Cincinnati Reds, 1993
  • Lonnie Mack — pioneering blues-rock guitar soloist lived close by for many years and died here
  • Aaron Tippin — country music singer
  • Dottie West —American country music singer and songwriter

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Image:Dekalb county tennessee courthouse.jpg|Dekalb County Courthouse in Smithville, Tennessee

Image:Smithville tn city hall.jpg|Smithville City Hall

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See also

  • List of bluegrass music festivals

References

  • City of Smithville official website
  • City charter