Nashville (Michigan)

Barry County

26-56680

Nashville is a village in Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1,684 in an area of 5.7 km ². The population density is 312 per km ².

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.7 km2, of which 5.4 km2 and 0.3 km2 of water surface are.

Demography

According to the census of the year 2000 1.648 inhabitants in 647 households, and 447 families living in the village. The population density was 309.6 inhabitants per km2. In 36.6 % of households were living children under 18 years and 50.5 % were married couples. 24.7 % of households were led by singles and in 10% of people lived over 65 years alone. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12 members.

29 % of the population were under 18, 9.1 % from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% between 45 and 64 and 13.4 % of those 65 and older. For every 100 females inhabitants 89.6 males and 100 females were 18 years and older were 87.9 male inhabitants.

The average household income was 32 ​​857 U.S. dollars and the average family income is 36250 dollars. The per capita income was 14 147 U.S. dollars. Approximately 10.6 % of the population lives below the poverty line.

Early history

The origins of Nashville are on, which was acquired by John R. Pettibone on 15 February 1836. The land was part of Barry and later until February 16, 1842 part of the municipality of Hastings. It was then section 36 of the newly founded community of Castleton. By 1865 Robert B. Gregg owned the land. This parceled the land into 127 lots on the south side of the Thornapple River. The national survey was done by Joshua Martin and certified on 2 October 1865. The first lot was sold to Enos Kuhlman. By 1875, the development plan have been extended seven times.

The Henry Brothers and Solomon Feighner from Ohio purchased 320 acres of Horace Butler and no land on the west side of the Thornapple River, including the Hanchet sawmill.

In 1870 Griffith and Grant built a new grain store on the Grand River Valley division of the Michigan Central Railroad.

1874 the granary of Ainsworth and Brooks was bought and 3 years later a steam-powered mill was installed. The mill was operated by a patent by Holler and known as the Nashville Roller mill.

1866 began, the chief engineer of the Grand River Valley Railroad for a new route from Jackson to Grand Rapids to search. Garadaus Nash suggested to use his name. No votes against the Nashville community was baptized. On March 26, 1869 Governor Henry Baldwin signed a law to accommodate the community of Nashville.

Around 1920 Nashville was the holding and overnight point between Jackson and Grand Rapids. The trains running at that time only during the day, each needed a day to the two cities.