Smithville, Oklahoma

Smithville is a town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 77 at the 2020 census,^[5] down from 113 in 2010.^[6] Smithville has the distinction of being the wettest spot in Oklahoma ranked by highest annual average precipitation, at 55.71 inches (1,415 mm).^[7]

Smithville, Oklahoma Hattak Vbi (Choctaw)
Town
Location in Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°28′08″N 94°38′46″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	McCurtain
Area [2]
• Total	1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
• Land	1.09 sq mi (2.83 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [1]	742 ft (226 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	77
• Density	70.45/sq mi (27.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	74957
Area code	580
FIPS code	40-68250[4]
GNIS feature ID	2413299[1]

Geography

Smithville is in northern McCurtain County, just east of U.S. Route 259 on State Highway 4. The town is in an area in the southeastern corner of Oklahoma known as Little Dixie. U.S. 259 leads south 50 miles (80 km) to Idabel, the McCurtain county seat, and north over the Kiamichi Mountains 19 miles (31 km) to Big Cedar. Cove, Arkansas, is 14 miles (23 km) to the east via Highway 4.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Smithville has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.82%, are water.^[2] The town is just north of the Mountain Fork River and about 10 miles (16 km) north of the north end of Broken Bow Lake.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	319		—
1940	290		−9.1%
1950	256		−11.7%
1960	110		−57.0%
1970	144		30.9%
1990	127		—
2000	123		−3.1%
2010	113		−8.1%
2020	77		−31.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census of 2010, 113 people, 53 households, and 28 families were residing in the town.^[5] The population density was 111 people per square mile (39/km²). The 65 housing units had an average density of 60/sq mi (23/km²).^[5] The racial makeup of the town was 58.4% White, 34.5% Native American, and 7.1% from two or more races.^[5] Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.7% of the population.^[5]

Of the 53 households, 32% included children under 18, 34% were married couples living together, 17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47% were not families. Individuals living alone accounted for 47% of households and those individuals 65 or older living alone accounted for 21% of households. The average household size was 2.13, and the average family size was 3.07.^[5]

In the town, the age distribution was 31% under 18, 7% from 18 to 24, 22% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 15% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years.^[5]

The median income for a household in the town was $21,136, and for a family was $16,083.^[5] The per capita income for the town was $15,674.^[5] There were 61.9% of families and 45.2% of the population living below the poverty line.^[5]

Notable people

• Curtis McDaniel, politician

See also

• List of towns in Oklahoma