Nashville, Illinois
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| Nashville | |
| City | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Washington |
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| Area | 2.8 sq mi (7 km²) |
| - land | 2.8 sq mi (7 km²) |
| Density | 1,173.9 /sq mi (453 /km²) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62263 |
| Area code | XXX |
   Location of Nashville within Illinois
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Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,147. It is the county seat of Washington County.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Nashville is located at (38.348076, -89.381660).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.25%) is water.
Nashville is located on Nashville Creek, at the headwaters of Little Crooked Creek, which flows northwest into the Kaskaskia River. Just to the southeast of Nashville is the headwaters of Beaucoup Creek, which flows south into the Big Muddy River. Nashville is thus situated next to the Kaskaskia/Big Muddy divide.
[edit] History
The Nashville Road runs from Coulterville to Nashville, along the Kaskaskia/Big Muddy divide. This is the remains of a pioneer road that ran from the original State capital, Kaskaskia, across Illinois to Fort Vincennes.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun was born in Nashville in 1908.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,147 people, 1,324 households, and 884 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,173.9 people per square mile (453.4/km²). There were 1,421 housing units at an average density of 530.1/sq mi (204.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.73% White, 0.16% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 1,324 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,097, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $34,020 versus $24,010 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,935. About 1.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable people
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier makes his home in Nashville. He was in private practice there and sat as a Circuit Court judge for many years before winning his Supreme Court seat.
Kirk Rueter, former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is building a house along Illinois Route 127 approximately 5 miles south of Nashville.
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Nashville, Illinois is at coordinates Coordinates:
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