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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 Tyler is the Seat for Smith County.

Smith County was founded in July 1846 and was created by taking area from Nacogdoches County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Smith had a population of 232,751 people. This is an increase of 10.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 210,408 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smith represented 0.84% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Smith County:

  • Arp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Arp is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
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  • Hideaway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Lindale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindale is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
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  • New Chapel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Noonday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Tyler
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tyler is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
  • Whitehouse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Winona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona is located in Smith County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
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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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