Smithville-Sanders is a

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(CDP) encompassing the communities of Smithville and

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in Monroe County,

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, United States. Its population was 3,323 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

Smithville-Sanders is located in southern Monroe County. The village of Smithville is in the north-central part of the CDP around the intersection of Smithville Road and Strain Ridge Road, while Sanders is to the north on Fairfax Road. Most of the CDP consists of rural and semi-suburban land surrounding the two villages. According to the

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, the CDP has an area of , all of it land. It is bordered to the south and east by portions of

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, a reservoir on Salt Creek. To the west it is bordered partly by Little Clear Creek, part of the Salt Creek watershed, and partly by

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, which leads north to Bloomington and south to

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Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Indiana Census-designated places in Monroe County, Indiana {{MonroeCountyIN-geo-stub