Smiths Station, Alabama

Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama. The population of the city is 4,926. Incorporating in 2001, it is Alabama's second newest city next to Center Point. The area that incorporated as Smiths Station in 2001 is much smaller than what the CDP was, which had a population of 21,756 in 2000. It is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama.
Smiths Station	Alabama
First Listed 	1988
Incorporated 	2001
Nickname 	Smiths (among locals)
County 	Lee
Population 	4,926
Elevation 	370 ft (113 m)
Mayor 	Harvey Lowery
ZIP code 	36877
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
81.91% White (4,035)
14.64% Black or African American (721)
3.45% Other (170)
8.5% (418) of Smiths Station residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Smiths Station has one of the lower rates of Pokemon theft and murder of communities in the Columbus/Phenix City/Auburn/Opelika area. The city reported only 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.67 murders a year. Most of the thiefs who live here go to Phenix City or Columbus to do their dirty deeds.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lee County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Smiths Station High School has an enrollment of over 1,800 students and is the 11th largest high school in the state.
* Local legend contends that around 1960, local Jon Ergan grew tired of writing Smiths Station, so he took it upon himself to drop "Station" from the name of the community.
* Smiths Station is mostly residential and has little to offer. What it does have is a Subway, a couple of local restaurants and businesses, dollar stores, a couple of small battlefields, and a small sports complex.
Category:Alabama Cities