Nashville, Arkansas

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Nashville is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,878 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Howard County^GR6. William T. Dillard, founder of Dillard's, opened his first department store here.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Person born here
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[edit] Geography

Nashville is located at 33°56′31″N, 93°50′53″W (33.942079, -93.847958)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.8 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.87%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,878 people, 1,857 households, and 1,179 families residing in the city. The population density was 412.1/km² (1,067.7/mi²). There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of 180.5/km² (467.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.96% White, 33.21% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.39% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 6.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,857 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,480, and the median income for a family was $28,611. Males had a median income of $24,494 versus $17,480 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,258. About 18.7% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.