Forestry Division

About forestry service, 37166, Smithville, TN, US, Tennessee

Smithville is a city in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census, up from 3,994 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of DeKalb County. Smithville is home to the Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree, which it has hosted annually since 1972. == Geography == Smithville is located in central DeKalb County at 35°57′26″N 85°49′15″W (35.957191, -85.820756). U.S. Route 70 passes through the town as Broad Street, leading east 21 miles (34 km) to Sparta and northwest 36 miles (58 km) to Lebanon. Tennessee State Route 56 (Congress Boulevard) crosses US 70 a few blocks southeast of the center of town and leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 40 at Silver Point and 19 miles (31 km) south to McMinnville. Cookeville is 28 miles (45 km) to the northeast, Murfreesboro is 40 miles (64 km) to the west-southwest, and Nashville is 66 miles (106 km) to the west-northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.3 km2), all land. === Climate === == Demographics == === 2020 census === As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,004 people, 1,631 households, and 1,090 families residing in the city.