Nashville, Illinois
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 Washington County Courthouse on Nashville's public square
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Washington |
| Coordinates | 38°20′53″N 89°22′54″W / 38.34806°N 89.38167°WCoordinates: 38°20′53″N 89°22′54″W / 38.34806°N 89.38167°W |
| Area | 2.81 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - land | 2.72 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - water | 0.09 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 3,258 (2010) |
| Density | 1,163.6/sq mi (449/km2) |
| Founded | June 8, 1830 |
| Mayor | Raymond F. Kolweier |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62263 |
| Area code | 618 |
 Location in Washington County and the state of Illinois.
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Nashville is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,258. It is the county seat of Washington County.
Nashville is located at 38°20′53″N 89°22′54″W / 38.34806°N 89.38167°W (38.348076, -89.381660).
According to the 2010 census, Nashville has a total area of 2.809 square miles (7.28 km2), of which 2.72 square miles (7.04 km2) (or 96.83%) is land and 0.089 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 3.17%) 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.
Nashville was originally called New Nashville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1830. The local post office was established as Nashville in 1831.
As of the census 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 per square mile (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.
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