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Although Smithville has existed as a community since the American Revolutionary War, most of the community remained very rural until the 1960s when the Smithville Towne Center, a tourist attraction containing over 80 shops, opened. The Towne Center was expanded to include numerous rides and other shops named "The Village Greene", which was the centerpiece of a large planned community developed since the 1980s.

History

It is in the Smithville in Atlantic County that James Baremore built what is now the Smithville Inn in 1787, a single room along a well-traveled stagecoach route. However, historians debate whether it was originally planned as an inn. By 1874 the inn had grown to six times its original size. Its success was well established, but it was eventually abandoned at the turn of the 1900s. In 1952, Ethel and Fred Noyes purchased the inn and restored the building, opening it as a restaurant with 42 seats. The inn was declared a historic landmark in 1964 by the United States Department of the Interior.

Later history

Around the 1960s, Ethel and Fred Noyes decided to expand the site into a historical attraction, similar to Colonial Williamsburg. Several historic buildings from around South Jersey were brought to the site, restored, and converted into shops and attractions.

In 1990, the newly formed Smithville Development Company began construction on the second part of the Smithville Towne Center, named "The Village Greene", which includes more stores and other activities, such as paddleboats, miniature golf, a carousel, an old-fashioned steam train, and several other attractions. In addition to The Village Greene, the company embarked on a Planned Unit Development containing 6,800 condominium units. Due to legal disagreements, the number of units was reduced to 4,000. Soon after, a recession forced the construction to stop in 1991, leaving around 1,600 completed units. In 1995, the remaining land was sold to KHovnanian of Red Bank. KHovnanian reduced the number of planned residences from 2,500 condominium units to a 1200-unit retirement community.^[13] The project was later renamed "Four Seasons at Historic Smithville", which was built in several phases.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Smithville had a total area of 5.055 square miles (13.091 km²), including 5.001 square miles (12.952 km²) of land and 0.054 square miles (0.139 km²) of water (1.06%).^[1]^[4]

Demographics

Census 2010

Transportation

Smithville is accessible via exit 48 of the Garden State Parkway (southbound only) by way of U.S. Route 9 (New York Road) and via exit 44 of the Garden State Parkway (northbound), by following Moss Mill Road (County Route 561 Alternate) east/south.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Smithville include:

References

1. ^¹²³⁴Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
2. ^¹²DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Smithville CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 19, 2012.
3. ^{{Gnis|2584030|Smithville Census Designated Place}}, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed September 19, 2012.
4. ^¹[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
5. ^Look Up a ZIP Code for Smithville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 19, 2012.
6. ^American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
7. ^A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 16, 2013.
8. ^US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
9. ^Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
10. ^GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 16, 2013.
11. ^2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 16, 2013.
12. ^[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], United States Census Bureau, p. III-3, August 2012. Accessed June 16, 2013.
13. ^{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01EFDB1E31F937A35756C0A961958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Rachelle | last=Garbarine | title=Huge 16-Year Smithville Project Under Way Again | date=May 4, 1997}}
14. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726170623/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesAtlanticCountyTo Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections], New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed September 19, 2012.
15. ^Toner, Noreen. "SMITHVILLE'S OWN LEE BROTHERS FIND HOLLYWOOD SUCCESS", The Press of Atlantic City, October 7, 1992. Accessed January 31, 2011. "When you reach for your TV book this evening, check the 8 p.m. listing for today's episode of 'Beverly Hills, 90210.' You may recognize the name of someone you know. Namely, that of Mushond Lee, a 1989 Absegami High School graduate who grew up in Smithville."