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Census Data for Smiths

Although we found mention of Smiths during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

As far as we can tell, Smiths has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Smiths, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Smith's Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
  • Phenix City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bibb City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Opelika
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cusseta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly Hall
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Lanett
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • West Point
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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    • Cusseta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Omaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

Lee County ...

Smiths is located in Lee County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lee County.

Miscellaneous Information for Smiths ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lee County or the community of Smiths:

  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 01 (Alabama)
    • County Code: 081 (Lee County)
    • Place Code: 71136 (Smiths)
    • State & County Code: 01/081 (Alabama / Lee County)
    • State & Place Code: 01/71136 (Alabama / Smiths)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Smiths is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).
  • The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
    • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Smiths, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Smiths. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
    • The ZIP code for Smiths:36877<4>
  • Census ZCTA Codes ...
    • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
    • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Smiths.

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Smiths and then turned east". While Smiths could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Smiths as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Smiths could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Alabama community named Smiths.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Smiths or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).