Smithville Township, Brunswick County, North Carolina

Smithville Township is one of six townships within Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 Census, Smithville Township had a population of 12,019 and a population density of 152 inhabitants per square mile (59/km²). It is a part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Smithville Township, occupying 79 sq mi (200 km²) of land and 120.3 sq mi (312 km²) of water, is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast and encompasses the towns of Oak Island, Southport, Caswell Beach, and Bald Head Island.^[1] It is the site of the Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station.

• Brunswick Town
• Orton Plantation

33°55′45″N 78°04′19″W / 33.9291207°N 78.0719168°W / 33.9291207; -78.0719168