Smithland, Kentucky

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• An Untapped Resource
  

  Hydroelectric power plants are springing up in coal-rich Kentucky as companies seek out renewable resources to meet an increasing demand for energy.

• Roads Reopened after Hazardous Chemical Leak
  

  All roads south of Smithland in Livingston County are now reopened to traffic. Several roads in Livengston County south and west of Smithville are closed after a hazardous chemical leak at the ARKEMA plant in ...

• Fishing Report 7-11
  

  Crab Orchard - Catfish are the best bet. Anglers are taking good numbers of cats on leeches, stink baits, cut shad and night crawlers.

• Caution on Caviar
  

  SMITHLAND, Ky. - An outboard motor sends Charlie Hopkins' skiff skipping along the Ohio River to paddlefish nets placed beneath the murky surface.

City Description

Smithland is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers. The population was 401 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Livingston County. Smithland is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Smithland is located at 37°8′22″N 88°24′10″W / 37.13944, -88.40278 (37.139313, -88.402743). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 401 people, 157 households, and 105 families residing in the city. The population density was 647.7 people per square mile (249.7/km²). There were 188 housing units at an average density of 303.7/sq mi (117.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.75% White, 0.25% African American, 0.75% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 157 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of

City Contained By:

• Livingston County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 1.5539928662 km squared

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