income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $34,020 versus $24,010 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,935. About 1.9% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. Education Primary schools One public school - Nashville Grade School Two parochial schools - Trinity-St. John Lutheran School and St. Ann Catholic School Secondary school One public high school - Nashville Community High School District 99 Major employers A few manufacturing businesses have sites in Nashville. Nascote Industries is an automobile parts manufacturer that is part of Magna International; its Nashville plant was established in 1985, and employs over 1000 people. Grupo Antolin owns the other auto parts manufacturing plant in Nashville, employing 522 people as of 2018. The second plant was originally established in 1987 as Ligma Corporation, a joint venture between Magna International and Lignotock G.m.b.H. of West Germany. Norrenburns Truck Service, a trucking and warehouse outfit that was founded in 1925, was acquired in 1981 as a one-truck operation, moved to Nashville a few years later, where it has since expanded to 130 trucks and a staff of 275 people in 2004. Prior to Ligma and Nascote Industries, the town's biggest employer was National Mine Service Company (now part of the Marmon Group), which shut down operations in Nashville in 1983 and put 240 people out of work. Media Nashville is served by both WNSV, the only FM station in the county, and The Nashville News, a weekly newspaper. Notable people G. R. Beckmeyer, Illinois state representative, businessman, and former mayor of Nashville Harry Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, born in Nashville in 1908 William St. John Forman, former U.S. Representative and former mayor of Nashville Hugh Green, Illinois politician, born near Nashville Byron O. House, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, lived in Nashville Lloyd A. Karmeier, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, lives in Nashville and was a Circuit Court judge for the area Ralph L. Maxwell, Illinois Supreme Court justice, born in Nashville Thomas B. Needles, Illinois politician Royce Newman, offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers Kirk Rueter, former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants References External links Nashville, Illinois Chamber of Commerce Cities in Illinois Cities in Washington County, Illinois County seats in Illinois