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 | |
| 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
Foster Auditorium and Malone-Hood Plaza in 2010. Lucy Clock Tower is in the foreground.
Immediate aftermath of the April 27th, 2011, tornado. Druid City Hospital in the background.
Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa; M&O Railroad trestle in the background
Spillway at Lake Tuscaloosa
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
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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