|
Population (year 2000): 2,248. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,870 (+27.7% change)
Males: 1,096 (48.8%), Females: 1,152 (51.2%)
St. Clair County
Zip code:
62285
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $51,806 (year 2000)
Median house value: $105,700 (year 2000)
Races in Smithton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (41.4%), Irish (11.1%),
United States (8.9%), English (5.0%), French (4.4%),
Scotch-Irish (4.1%).
Elevation: 478 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Smithton
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Smithton village
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 12.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +553 (+32.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Smithton:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; RED BUD,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Smithton:
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 15 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 34 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smithton:
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 16 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: CPS)
- SACKMAN FIELD (about 17 miles; COLUMBIA, IL; ID:
H49)
- ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 26 miles; ST
JACOB, IL; ID: 3K6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Smithton:
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 23
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 24
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 30 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
Public primary/middle school in Smithton:
- SMITHTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 375;
Location: P O BOX 395; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Smithton:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 109;
Location: 10 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Smithton:
- SMITHTON P.L.D. (Operating income: $73,585;
Location: 109 SOUTH MAIN; 13,672 books; 95 audio
materials; 157 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)
|
