SmithvilleIL
The town, settled in 1847, counts 44 residents.
Is Smithville a good place to live?
Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Smithville. Smithville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
44 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Smithville: who provides what
Smithville is unincorporated, so Peoria County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smithville.
Most of Smithville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles. The top destinations are Peoria (28%), Bartonville (8%) and East Peoria (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Smithville
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Smithville faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Smithville sits below 67% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 35% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Smithville is
18% of Smithville adults binge drink, against 18% in Illinois’ towns and 16% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Smithville is ahead of Illinois on 8 and behind on 6. Among adults locally, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Smithville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Smithville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Dickson Mounds and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smithville. Close and well known come first.
27 mi MuseumDickson Mounds
6 mi Zoo & aquariumWildlife Prairie Park13 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
35 mi MuseumCarl Sandburg State Historic Site
28 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
13 mi GardenGeorge L. Luthy Memorial Botanical GardenPhoto credits
Dickson Mounds: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildlife Prairie Park: Katherine Johnson, CC BY 2.0 · Carl Sandburg State Historic Site: Robert Haugland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George L. Luthy Memorial Botanical Garden: Original uploader was ProfDEH at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Smithville
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Smithville
About 0 of every 100 Smithville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Smithville for work
Where Smithville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Smithville
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Smithville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is in the southern part of the county, in the center of Logan Township. It is 2 miles (3 km) south of Hanna City and 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of downtown Peoria. Smithville was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Smithville had a population of 157.
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- Elevation
- 719 ft
Questions about Smithville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Smithville, IL a good place to live?
Smithville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.