Nashville is a city in and the

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of Berrien County,

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. The population was 4,947 at the 2020 census. It is called the "City of

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s", as the tree grows in large numbers around the area.

History

Nashville was founded about 1840. In 1856, Nashville was designated seat of the newly formed Berrien County. It was incorporated as a town in 1892 and as a city in 1900. While some say the city is named after

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(1742–1777), an officer in the American Revolutionary War, many historical articles in the local newspaper claim otherwise. '' The Berrien Press'' published an article in its November 22, 2006 edition under the title of ''Will the Naming of Nashville Controversy Ever Be Truly Settled?'' The 2006 article pointed to ''The Griffin Papers'', written in the 1930s, and several articles from ''The Nashville Herald'' - December 24, 1909, October 14, 1910, January 19, 1933, June 13, 1935, June 29, 1944, October 12, 1950, November 27, 1952, and March 5, 1953. Every one of these articles, and the 1956 Berrien County Centennial plates all lay claim to Nashville being named after Simon W. Nash, a local citizen of the 1850s and 1860s.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.13%, is water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the

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system, Nashville has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,947 people, 2,032 households, and 1,217 families residing in the city.

Education

Berrien County students in kindergarten to grade twelve are in the Berrien County School District, which consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a charter school. The district has 172 full-time teachers and over 3,037 students. *Berrien Primary School *Berrien Elementary School *Berrien Middle School * Berrien High School *Berrien Academy The city of Nashville is served by a public library, the Carrie Dorsey Perry Memorial Library, a part of the Coastal Plain Regional Library System network.

References

External links

City of Nashville official website
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