Nashville, Arkansas

Nashville, Arkansas
Downtown Nashville Commercial Historic District
Howard County Courthouse
Nashville City Hall
Howard County Museum
Flavius Holt House
Scrapper Stadium at Nashville High School
Official seal of Nashville, Arkansas
Motto: 
"Sharing the Hometown Feeling"[1]
Location of Nashville in Howard County, Arkansas.
Location of Nashville in Howard County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 33°56′54″N 93°50′49″W / 33.94826°N 93.84704°W / 33.94826; -93.84704
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyHoward
Area
 • Total
5.52 sq mi (14.29 km2)
 • Land5.47 sq mi (14.17 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation400 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,153
 • Density759.09/sq mi (293.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71852
Area code870
FIPS code05-48560
GNIS feature ID2404349[3]
Websitewww.nashar.org

Nashville is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census.[4] The estimated population in 2018 was 4,425.[5] The city is the county seat of Howard County.[6]

Nashville is situated at the base of the Ouachita foothills and was once a major center of the peach trade in southwest Arkansas. Today the land is mostly given over to cattle and chicken farming. The world's largest dinosaur trackway was discovered near the town in 1983.

  1. ^ "City of Nashville Arkansas Chamber of Commerce". City of Nashville Arkansas Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nashville, Arkansas
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nashville city, Arkansas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.