| Official Name: | Smithville, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
| Established Date2: | 1863 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.59 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 593 |
| Population Density Km2: | 89.98 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 233.10 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 31.9019°N -84.2553°W |
| Elevation M: | 100 |
| Elevation Ft: | 328 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31787 |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-71464[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0356540[3] |
Smithville is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 593 in 2020. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.
A post office was established at Smithville in 1871.[4] The community was named after the local Smith family.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Smithville as a town in 1863.[6]
Smithville is located in northwestern Lee County at 31.9019°N -84.2553°W (31.902073, -84.255336).[7] It is bordered to the north by the Sumter County line.
U.S. Route 19 runs through the west side of the city, leading south to Leesburg, the Lee county seat, and north to Americus. Georgia State Route 118 passes through the center of Smithville, leading east to Leslie and southwest to Dawson.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5km2, all of it recorded as land.[8] Muckaloochee Creek forms the northeast border of the city. The creek is a south-flowing tributary of Muckalee Creek and part of the Flint River watershed.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 163 | 27.49% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 403 | 67.96% | |
| Native American | 2 | 0.34% | |
| Asian | 5 | 0.84% | |
| Other/Mixed | 8 | 1.35% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.02% |
Public schools are operated by the Lee County School District. Students are zoned to Lee County High School.