Smithville, Tennessee

Smithville is a city in and the county seat of DeKalb County, Tennessee. The population of the city is 4,530.
Smithville 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1843
County 	DeKalb
Population 	4,530
Elevation 	1,037 ft (316 m)
Mayor 	Clark Contreras
City Guildmaster	Marvin Curtis
ZIP code 	37166
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
81.83% White (3,707)
15.43% Hispanic or Latino (699)
1.43% Other (65)
1.30% Black or African American (59)
22.3% (1,010) of Smithville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Smithville has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.02 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the DeKalb County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Joe L. Evins helped start the world-famous Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree & Crafts Festival. The first Jamboree was held in July 1972 on a stage built on the steps of the DeKalb County Courthouse, and has been held there annually on the weekend nearest to July 4. The first Jamboree attracted 714 musicians from 16 states, and was attended by an estimated audience of 8,000. Present day audiences are estimated to be well over 100,000 from all over the U.S., and many from abroad.
* Country music singer Alan Jackson is a former Smithville resident.
* Smithville is referred to by a local-boy Marine talking to a girl and pointing to labels on a map during a dance hall scene, 17 minutes into the 1949 World War II John Wayne film, Sands of Iwo Jima, where it is mentioned, apart from everybody in his family being related to much of Tennessee, as being famous for "corn tobacco" and "more fertilizer than any other place in the world".
* Smithville has a little bit of amenities to offer, but not much. It has dollar stores, a municipal airport, Walmart, Food Lion, Nintendo World, Tractor Supply Co., a golf club, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a little bit of fast food, a few motels, Patty's, China Garden, Fiesta Jalisco Mexican Grill, Smithville Donuts, Ace Hardware, Los Lobos, Enjoy, El Rancho Mexican, White Possum Grille, Kilgore's Restaurant, and not much else.
Category:Tennessee Cities