Smith Center, KS

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Population
1,575
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,787 ft
USGS GNIS community points and 3DEP elevation · GNIS 2026-07-06; USGS 3DEP sampled 2026-07-23
Median Home Value
$90,400
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$678/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$56,007
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
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Smith Center offers a quiet, welcoming slice of north-central Kansas where open skies and rolling farmland shape everyday life. As the hub of Smith County, it has the relaxed rhythm you expect from a classic prairie town, paired with a genuine sense of local pride. You will find neighbors catching up around the courthouse square, well-kept residential streets, and a peaceful, family-friendly atmosphere that makes newcomers feel right at home.

Community spirit is everywhere here, especially on fall Friday nights when the whole town turns out at Hubbard Stadium to back the Redmen football team. Local history is woven right into the scenery as well, from the 1880s Dutch windmill in Wagner Park to the nearby cabin where "Home on the Range" was written. For anyone looking for starry skies and a tight-knit community, Smith Center provides an easy, comfortable place to plant roots.

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