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Nashua is a city in

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and only partly in Floyd counties in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 1551 a decrease of 112, or 6.7%, from 1663 reported at the 2010 census. The famed

Little Brown Church "The Little Brown Church" is a historic church located at 2730 Cheyenne Avenue near Nashua, Iowa. It was made famous by a song, "The Church in the Wildwood". The structure was completed in 1864. History The music about the church was written by ...

featured in the song "

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" is located in Nashua.

History

Nashua was incorporated as a city in 1869. It is named after

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, the native town of one of its founders.

Geography

Nashua is located at (42.952231, -92.537944). According to the

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,663 people, 712 households, and 456 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 787 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.5%

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, and 0.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.1% of the population. There were 712 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,618 people, 691 households, and 469 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 739 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.26%

, 0.06%

, 0.06% Native American, 0.19%

, 0.06% from

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, and 0.37% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.31% of the population. There were 691 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were

living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.83. 25.2% are under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,713, and the median income for a family was $37,284. Males had a median income of $27,969 versus $20,547 for females. The

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for the city was $16,031. About 5.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Nashua-Plainfield Community School District Nashua-Plainfield Community School District (N-P) is a rural, public school district headquartered in Nashua, Iowa. The district, serving Nashua and Plainfield, occupies sections of four counties: Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd. It ...

operates area public schools. It was established on July 1, 1997, by the merger of the Nashua and Plainfield school districts. It operates the following schools: * Nashua-Plainfield Jr./Sr. High School * Nashua-Plainfield Intermediate School in Plainfield * Nashua-Plainfield Elementalary School

Notable people

Waldo Flint Waldo Samuel Flint (February 23, 1820October 1, 1900) was an American farmer, nurseryman, and Republican politician. He served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Green Lake County and central Wisconsin. Biography Flint was b ...

(1820–1900), politician *

A. J. Hinch Andrew Jay Hinch (born May 15, 1974) is an American professional baseball coach and former player who is the manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hinch played catcher for the Oakland Athletics (–), Kansas City Royals ...

(1974- ), American baseball

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, former manager of the

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Charlton Laird Charlton Grant Laird (1901–1984) was an American linguist, lexicographer, novelist, and essayist. Laird created the 1971 edition of the ''Webster's New World Thesaurus'' that became the standardized edition still used today. During his lifetime ...

(1901–1984), American linguist, created the 1971 ''

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New World Thesaurus'' and autobiography of Walter Clark *

Kent Taylor Kent Taylor (born Louis William Weiss; May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor of film and television. Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more p ...

(1907–1987), American actor

References

External links

City of Nashua

Nashua-Plainfield Schools

Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Nashua
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