Nashville TownshipMO
A town of 391, settled in 1861.
Is Nashville Township a good place to live?
50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Nashville Township, against 22% in Missouri’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Nashville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
391 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Nashville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nashville Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nashville Township.
Nashville Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Nashville Township for work: only 2% work in town. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Nashville Township, below both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Nashville Township has added 45 jobs, to 62 in 2023.
| Nashville Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Nashville Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nashville Township has four seasons and hot summers
Nashville Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Nashville Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Nashville Township is
Nashville Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Nashville Township.
| Nashville Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Nashville Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.3% | 15.8% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0% of Nashville Township
4.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Nashville Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Nashville Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nashville Township
About 9 of every 100 Nashville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
98% of working residents leave Nashville Township for work
Where Nashville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Nashville Township
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Nashville is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Barton County one mile north of the Barton-Jasper county line, near the western border of Missouri, United States. It is on Missouri Route AA one mile west of Route 43. The community is approximately twelve miles southwest of Lamar and 22 miles north of Joplin. Developed in a rural, farming area, Nashville was platted in 1869 after the American Civil War. The name is a transfer from Nashville, Tennessee. A post office called Nashville had been established in 1861, and remained in operation until 1959. Harlow Shapley was born at Nashville in 1885. He became a notable American astronomer and was director of the Harvard College Obse…
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- Area
- 49 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
Questions about Nashville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nashville Township, MO a good place to live?
Nashville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.