| Official Name: | Smithfield, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Thomas J. Stokes (R) [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Established Date: | 1807 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 63.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 63.30 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.22 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.52 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1288 |
| Population Density Km2: | 20.02 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 51.84 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 403 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1322 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9661°N -75.6667°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13035 |
| Area Code: | 315 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-053-67785 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979497 |
| Website: | http://townofsmithfield.org |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 1267 |
Smithfield is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. Administrative offices are in the hamlet of Peterboro. The town and hamlet both are named after Peter Smith, an original land owner. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 1,288.
The Town of Smithfield is located in the center of the county.
The region was first settled around 1797. The town was organized in 1807 from land taken from the Town of Cazenovia.
At 7:02 p.m. on July 8, 2014, Smithfield was struck by an EF2 tornado with peak estimated winds of 135mph. The tornado killed four people and destroyed several homes. One house was carried 150yd and thrown into another home. And additionally, a 3-story house was rolled off its foundation down a hill, the occupant inside was killed.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 24.3sqmi, of which 24.3sqmi is land and 0.04% is water.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,205 people, 415 households, and 315 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 446 housing units at an average density of 18.3 per square mile (7.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.68% White, 1.00% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 415 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,109, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $28,618 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,860. About 12.6% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.