Nashville is a town and the

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Nash County, North Carolina Nash County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 94,970. Its county seat is Nashville. Nash County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area ...

, 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 is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. The city is east of Raleigh, the st ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Nashville was 5,632 in 2020.

History

The town was founded in 1780, and is named for

Francis Nash Francis Nash (October 7, 1777) was a brigadier general (United States), brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politician in Hillsborough, North ...

, an officer of the

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militia who died in the

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

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

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of 2000, there were 4,309 people, 1,629 households, and 1,124 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 1,751 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 54.82%

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, 43.10%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.58% Asian, 0.60% from

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, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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or 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

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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

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for the town was $18,603. About 9.5% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the

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, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

The Nashville Blooming Festival was founded in 1997, and features food, music, vendors, a parade, and a carnival. The

Bissette-Cooley House Bissette-Cooley House is a historic home located at Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina. It was built in 1911, and is a two-story, double pile central hall plan Classical Revival frame dwelling. It has a slate covered, steeply pitched hipped ...

Nash County Courthouse Nash County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina. It was built in 1921, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building in the Colonial Revival style. It has a T-shaped in plan, with the temple-fo ...

, Nashville Historic District, and

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are listed on the

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Notable people

* Archibald Hunter Arrington,

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from North Carolina; born near Nashville *

J. J. Arrington Johnathan Jerone Arrington (born January 23, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, ea ...

, 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. * Pell Cooper, North Carolina District Court judge; born in Nashville * Roy Asberry Cooper Jr., lawyer and Democratic strategist *

Roy Cooper Roy Asberry Cooper III ( ; born June 13, 1957) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 75th List of governors of North Carolina, governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), De ...

, Governor of North Carolina; born in Nashville * Algenon L. Marbley, Federal District Court Judge Southern District of Ohio; raised partly in Nashville *

Phil Valentine Philip Carr Valentine (September 9, 1959 – August 21, 2021) was an American conservative talk radio host, author and actor. He broadcast daily on WWTN, a Cumulus Media station in Nashville, Tennessee, and hosted ''The Phil Valentine Show'', ...

(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

External links

Town website
{{Authority control Towns in Nash County, North Carolina County seats in North Carolina