Smith County | |
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Smith County Courthouse in Carthage | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee | |
![]() Tennessee's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 36°15′N 85°58′W / 36.25°N 85.96°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1799 |
Named for | Daniel Smith[1] |
Seat | Carthage |
Largest town | Carthage |
Area | |
• Total | 325 sq mi (840 km2) |
• Land | 314 sq mi (810 km2) |
• Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 3.4% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,904 ![]() |
• Density | 61/sq mi (24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 6th |
Smith County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,904.[2] Smith County is located in the region of the state known as Middle Tennessee. Its county seat is Carthage.[3] The county was organized in 1799 and is named for Daniel Smith, a Revolutionary War veteran who made the first map of Tennessee and served as a United States senator.
Smith County is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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