Editing Nashville, Wisconsin

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'''Nashville''' is a town in [[Forest County, Wisconsin|Forest County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,064 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Nashville town, Wisconsin| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=August 12, 2011}}</ref> The [[Sokaogon Chippewa Community|Mole Lake Indian Reservation]] is located within the town.  The town is named after G.V. Nash of Forest City, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/ahistoryoriginp02stengoog | page=[https://archive.org/details/ahistoryoriginp02stengoog/page/n118 106] | quote=Nashville, Forest County, State of Wisconsin Wiliam H. Stennett. |title = A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|last1 = Stennett|first1 = William H.|year = 1908}}</ref>

The northern half of the township is served by the Crandon Fire Department for fire protection services, and the Crandon Area Rescue Squad for ambulance service. While the southern half of the township is served by the Pickerel Volunteer Fire Department, and the Pickerel Rescue Squad. 

==History==
A post office called Nashville was established in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Forest | title=Forest County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref> The community was named for G. V. Nash.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA106|year=1908|page=106}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|72.3|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|67.2|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.2|sqmi}}, or 7.16%, is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,157 people, 485 households, and 342 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 17.2 people per square mile (6.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,264 housing units at an average density of 18.8 per square mile (7.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 67.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 31.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 485 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,750, and the median income for a family was $31,680. Males had a median income of $25,909 versus $19,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,013. About 11.7% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Forest County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Forest County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]