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Welcome to Smith County ...

Time Zone: Smith County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Raleigh is the Seat for Smith County.

Smith County was founded in 1833. Smith was created by taking area from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Smith had a population of 15,916 people. This is a decrease of 3.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,498 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smith represented 0.56% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Smith County:

  • Mize
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mize is located in Smith County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>
  • Polkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Raleigh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Raleigh is located in Smith County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <2>
  • Sylvarena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Taylorsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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