Smithville, Ohio

Smithville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2010 census.The village derives its name from Thomas Smith, a pioneer settler.GeographySmithville is located at, along Sugar Creek.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.25sqmi, of which, 1.24sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,252 people, 541 households, and 371 families residing in the village. The population density was 1009.7PD/sqmi. There were 573 housing units at an average density of 462.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.There were 541 households of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81.