Smithville Township is one of six townships within Brunswick County

Brunswick County, North Carolina

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, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, United States

United States

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. As of the 2000 Census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, Smithville Township had a population of 12,019 and a population density of 152 PD/sqmi.

Smithville Township, occupying 79 sq mi (204.6 km²) of land and 120.3 sq mi (311.6 km²) of water, is located on the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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 coast and encompasses the towns of Oak Island

Oak Island, North Carolina

Oak Island, North Carolina is a seaside town located mostly on the barrier island of Oak Island , in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. A small part of the town extends onto the mainland north of the island's bridge. The population was 6,571 at the 2000 census...

, Southport

Southport, North Carolina

Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Caswell Beach

Caswell Beach, North Carolina

Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the eastern part of Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina, and is adjacent to the North Carolina Baptist Assembly and the island's United States Coast Guard station. It was incorporated as a town in 1975. The population was 370 at the 2000...

, and Bald Head Island

Bald Head Island, North Carolina

Bald Head Island is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Compared to the city of Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and somewhat remote. It is only accessible by ferry from the nearby town of...

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