Nashville, Missouri

Nashville, Missouri
unincorporated community


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Coordinates: 37°24′28″N 94°27′34″W / 37.40778°N 94.45944°W
Country United States
State Missouri
County Barton
Area
 • Total 48.6 sq mi (125.9 km2)
 • Land 48.5 sq mi (125.6 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation 958 ft (292 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 396
 • Density 8.2/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 29-51248[1]
GNIS feature ID 0766282[2]

Nashville is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Barton County, Missouri. It is located one mile west of Route 43 about twelve miles southwest of Lamar. The community was founded in 1869 and is named after Nashville, Tennessee.[3]

The Nashville community was the birthplace of twin brothers Horace and Harlow Shapley; Horace went on to become a successful farmer; Harlow became an astronomer of some renown.

Demographics

The population of the Nashville Township as of the census[1] of 2000 was 396. Of those 396, 190(48.0%) were male and 206(52.0%) were female. The racial makeup of the community was 98.5% White, 1.3% Asian and 0.3% two or more races. Population density was 8 people per square mile.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 208.
  4. ↑ Nashville township, Barton County, Missouri (MO) Detailed Profile

Coordinates: 37°22′28″N 94°29′27″W / 37.37444°N 94.49083°W