Smith Center, Kansas

Smith Center is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Smith County. In 2010, 1,665 people lived there.
History.
Smith Center was created in 1871. The first post office in Smith Center was created in January 1873. Like Smith County, Smith Center was named after Maj. J. Nelson Smith of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry. He was a pre-war native of Elwood, Kansas, who died leading his regiment on October 21, 1864 at the Battle of the Little Blue River. 
Geography.
Smith Center is at (39.778550, -98.785141). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Smith Center is at the junction of U.S. Routes 281 and 36, about100 miles south of Grand Island, Nebraska and 77 miles north of Russell and Interstate 70.
People.
2010 census.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,665 people, 779 households, and 470 families living in Smith Center.
Education.
Smith Center is part of Unified School District 237.