Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is a city and county seat of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Tuscaloosa has a population of about 100,000 people and a metro population of about 270,000 people. Tuscaloosa has an area of about 72 sq mi (186.5 km2). It sits at a height of 222 feet (68 m).
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| Location of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Location of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′24″N 87°32′5″W / 33.20667°N 87.53472°WCoordinates: 33°12′24″N 87°32′5″W / 33.20667°N 87.53472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tuscaloosa |
| Incorporated | December 13, 1819[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 72.02 sq mi (186.52 km2) |
| • Land | 61.94 sq mi (160.43 km2) |
| • Water | 10.07 sq mi (26.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 222 ft (68 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 99,600 |
| • Rank | Alabama: 5th |
| • Density | 1,607.93/sq mi (620.83/km2) |
| • Urban | 156,450[4] |
| • Metro | 268,674 (Alabama: 5th)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 35401-35407, 35485-35487 |
| FIPS code | 01-77256 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0153742 |
| Website | www |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama Media
The ruins of the Alabama State Capitol in Tuscaloosa at Capitol Park. The building served as the home of a women's college until it burned down in 1923.
Wallace standing against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama in 1963
- Malone Hood Plaza University of Alabama northeast view.jpg
Foster Auditorium and Malone-Hood Plaza in 2010. Lucy Clock Tower is in the foreground.
- Tornado damage 2011 Tuscaloosa AL USA.JPG
Immediate aftermath of the April 27th, 2011, tornado. Druid City Hospital in the background.
- Tuscaloosa black warrior river.jpg
Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa; M&O Railroad trestle in the background
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Spillway at Lake Tuscaloosa
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The Bank of Tuscaloosa Plaza along located in downtown Tuscaloosa along the banks of the Black Warrior River.
Tuscaloosa Public Library – Brown branch
Tuscaloosa Public Library – Jack Warner Parkway branch
- Bama Theatre Tuscaloosa Alabama 2009.jpg
The Bama Theatre in Downtown Tuscaloosa, Alabama
References
- ↑ A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XXVI. Page 803-805. "An Act to Incorporate the Town of Tukaloosa (sic).—Passed December 13, 1818." (Internet Archive)
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Urban and Rural: List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Tuscaloosa city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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