Nashville is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,878 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Howard County. 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. Nashville is located at 33°56′31″N 93°50′53″W / 33.94194°N 93.84806°W / 33.94194; -93.84806 . According... to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles , of which, 4.6 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,878 people, 1,857 households, and 1,179 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,067.7 people per square mile . There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of 467.5 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 59.96% White, 30.21% Black or African American, 5.25% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.39% from other races, and 0.
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| County: | Howard County |
| State: | Arkansas |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 4,858 |
| Area: | 4.6 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Nashville, Arkansas, Howard County / Nashville city |