Smiley, Texas | |
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 Location of Smiley, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 29°16′17″N 97°38′15″W / 29.27139°N 97.63750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gonzales |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 475 |
| • Density | 1,094.05/sq mi (422.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78159 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-68300[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411910[2] |
| Website | https://smileytx.com/ |
Smiley is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census,[4] down from 549 at the 2010 census. Smiley was established in the early 1870s, when trader and sheepherder John Smiley settled by a long narrow lake that became known as Smiley's, Smileys, or Smiley Lake.[5]
The city is served by the Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smiley, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Smiley city, Texas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/smiley-tx