Editing Nashville, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Nashville, North Carolina
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "The Original Town of Nashville"
| named_for                = [[Francis Nash]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.townofnashville.com/history/ |title=Nashville NC History &#124; Town of Nashville, NC, Nash County North Carolina |access-date=2016-10-31 |archive-date=2018-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319152720/http://www.townofnashville.com/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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| image_skyline            = Nashville, North Carolina.jpg
| image_caption            = [[North Carolina Highway 58|Washington Street]] downtown
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| image_seal               = Nashville, NC Town Seal.jpg
| image_map                = Nash County North Carolina incorporated and unincorporated areas Nashville highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]] and the state of [[North Carolina]]

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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]]
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| area_total_km2           = 12.17
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 4.70
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 5632
| population_density_km2   = 463.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 1199.57

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| elevation_ft             = 167
| coordinates              = {{coord|35|58|09|N|77|57|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 27856
| area_code                = [[Area code 252|252]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 37-46000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info              = 2406965<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406965}}</ref>
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'''Nashville''' is a town in [[Nash County, North Carolina]], United States. The town was founded in 1780 and features Victorian and Queen Anne–style homes. It is part of the [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]] [[Rocky Mount metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population of Nashville was 5,632 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US3746000|access-date=2021-12-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
The town was founded in 1780, and is named for [[Francis Nash]], an officer of the [[North Carolina]] militia who died in the [[American Revolutionary War]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = right
| 1880 = 212
| 1890 = 401
| 1900 = 479
| 1910 = 750
| 1920 = 939
| 1930 = 1137
| 1940 = 1171
| 1950 = 1302
| 1960 = 1423
| 1970 = 1670
| 1980 = 3033
| 1990 = 3617
| 2000 = 4309
| 2010 = 5352
| 2020 = 5632
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Nashville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3746000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-24|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,498
| 44.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,707
| 48.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 42
| 0.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 28
| 0.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 204
| 3.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 149
| 2.65%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,632 people, 2,284 households, and 1,423 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,309 people, 1,629 households, and 1,124 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,425.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 1,751 housing units at an average density of {{convert|579.1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 54.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,629 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,371, and the median income for a family was $44,180. Males had a median income of $32,282 versus $22,176 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,603. About 9.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
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==Arts and culture==
The Nashville Blooming Festival was founded in 1997, and features food, music, vendors, a parade, and a carnival.<ref>{{cite web | title = Nashville Blooming Festival | publisher = allevents.in | url = https://allevents.in/nashville/nashville-blooming-festival/200026137911917 | accessdate = March 23, 2024}}</ref>

The [[Bissette-Cooley House]], [[Nash County Courthouse]], [[Nashville Historic District (Nashville, North Carolina)|Nashville Historic District]], and [[Rose Hill (Nashville, North Carolina)|Rose Hill]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Archibald Hunter Arrington]], [[United States Congressman]] from North Carolina; born near Nashville
* [[J. J. Arrington]], former NFL running back; born in Nashville
* [[Harold D. Cooley]], United States Congressman from North Carolina; born in Nashville. Cooley is the longest-serving Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture in history.
* [[Roy Cooper]], Governor of North Carolina; born in Nashville
* [[Algenon L. Marbley]], Federal District Court Judge Southern District of Ohio; raised partly in Nashville
* [[Phil Valentine]] (1959–2021), nationally syndicated talk radio host and movie producer; raised in Nashville
* [[Tim Valentine]] (1926–2015), United States Congressman from North Carolina; lived and practiced law in Nashville. Father of Phil Valentine.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofnashville.com Town website]

{{Nash County, North Carolina}}
{{North Carolina county seats}}

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[[Category:Towns in Nash County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:County seats in North Carolina]]