Moving to Smithland, Kentucky
Population: 401. Estimated population in July 2024: 395 (-1.5% change)
Males: 191 (47.6%), Females: 210 (52.4%)
Livingston County
Zip code: 42081
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.4 years
Median household income: $30,000
Median house value: $53,500
Population by Race
Races in Smithland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (16.7%), Irish (7.5%), English (7.2%), German (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 344 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Smithland
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Smithland city
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+4.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Smithland:
- LIVINGSTON HOSP AND HEALTHCARE SER INC (about 15 miles; SALEM, KY)
- LOURDES HOSP (about 19 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
- WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (about 19 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Smithland:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 26 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 59 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 72 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smithland:
- KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 13 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M34)
- WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 16 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: FIO)
- KUTTAWA HARBOR (about 23 miles; KUTTAWA, KY; Abbreviation: K45)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smithland:
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 64 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 68 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 78 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 83 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
Schools
Public high school in Smithland:
- LIVINGSTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location: 750 US 60 W; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Smithland:
- SMITHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 712 COURT ST; Grades: KG – 06)