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A township of 4,102 people in St. Clair County, Illinois
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Conserved land1.2%243 of 20,966 acres
Trails3.0 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves259 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Village in Illinois, United States
4,006Population
4.3 sq miArea
476 ftElevation

Smithton is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,006 in the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Metro East region of Greater Saint Louis.

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$313K▲ 4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Smithton home is worth about $313,000, up 4% in a year, 5% above the Illinois typical home.

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School Grade B+

The public schools Smithton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#38Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictSmithton CCSD 130Schools2

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