Tuskegee, Alabama
Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 9,395.[2] It has been the site of major African-American achievements for more than 100 years. It is where, in 1881, Lewis Adams founded the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers, which later became Tuskegee Institute and then Tuskegee University, with the mission of educating a newly freed people for self-sufficiency, and was the birthplace of Rosa Louise Parks in 1913. Today it remains a center for African-American education and became a part of the National Parks System in 1974. One of the most famous teachers at Tuskegee was George Washington Carver, whose name is linked to new forms of research into Southern farming method and crops. Tuskegee and Tuskegee Institute were also home to the famed Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of African-American pilots in the U.S. Military. The city is the county seat of Macon County, and is known as the home of Tuskegee University "The Pride of the Swift Growing South". It is part of the Auburn–Opelika metropolitan statistical area.
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 Location in Macon County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′53″N 85°42′24″W / 32.43139°N 85.70667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Macon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.33 sq mi (44.89 km2) |
| • Land | 17.06 sq mi (44.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,395 |
| • Density | 550.7/sq mi (212.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 36083, 36087, 36088 |
| FIPS code | 01-77304 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0128211 |
| Website | tuskegeealabama |
Notable residents
- Andre Thornton, born in Tuskegee, major league baseball player[3]
- Lionel Richie, born & raised in Tuskegee, then graduated from Tuskegee University,R&B singer, songwriter, composer, producer and occasional actor.
- The Tuskegee Airmen
- Lt Gen Russell C. Davis former Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard.
- Rimp Lanier, former Major League Baseball player.
- Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated Radio DJ
- Eric Motley, former US State Department official and director of the Aspen Institute
- Evander McIvor Law, American Civil War general
Tuskegee, Alabama Media
The Hangar One Museum at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field
Lake Tuskegee is a city-owned recreational area with playgrounds, picnic areas, and some 92 acres of water providing fishing, sailing, and water skiing opportunities.
Tuskegee Post Office (ZIP code:36083)
A view of the Macon County Courthouse from the park in the town square The Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 1984.
A statue of a Confederate soldier in the town square park is shown. The pedestal reads: "Erected by The Daughters of the Confederacy to the Confederate Soldiers of Macon County".
The North Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1985.
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References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tuskegee city, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
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