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"The "Black Warrior Village" has been in existence as early as 1580, although it was abandoned at times. The village was unoccupied circa 1750-1760. The primary native tribes of the area were the Choctaw and Creeks. The Creeks resettled the old village around 1800. By order of General Andrew Jackson, General Coffee and his men attacked the Creek village in 1813 during the Creek War. The village was burned as retaliation to the kidnapping
of Mrs. Crowley at Duck River, Tennessee, leaving few Creeks in the area. After the Creek War any remaining creeks were removed to land in eastern Alabama west of the Coosa River. The Choctaw Indians removed to lands west of Tuscaloosa, although some remained in the area. By 1836, President Andrew Jackson had decided that all Indians must be moved to the Indian Territory, a move that we all know as the "trail of Tears."
The first permanent white settler of the Black Warrior Village was Thomas York, and family, who came to the area in early 1816. By late 1816 several families were in the area. The county seat was established in the town of Tuscaloosa, which was incorporated 13 December 1819 from the "Black Warrior Village". Tuscaloosa was "laid out" by Colin Finnell in early 1821 for the government.
Lots were sold at auction in November 1821. The
initial delay in laying out Tuscaloosa by the government caused another town to be established, known as New Town. The county seat was moved to nearby New Town in 1822. New Town had been established just west of the city of Tuscaloosa on 20 December 1820. New Town arose from a land grant given to William Ely, who was appointed agent to sell the land for the benefit of an asylum in Connecticut.
In 1821 Ely sold the land to a group of men who set aside a part of the land that set south of the Black Warrior
River as a "new town." The town was laid out by Colin Finnel as well. Soon after, the county seat moved back to Tuscaloosa. When Tuscaloosa became the state capitol in 1826, New Town became part of Tuscaloosa. In the 1840's a tornado destroyed many of the original structures."
Source: TCVB.org
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Population (year 2000): 77,906, Est. population in July 2002: 79,149 (+1.6%
change)
Males: 37,081 (47.6%), Females: 40,825 (52.4%)
Elevation: 227 feet
County: Tuscaloosa
Land area: 56.2 square miles
Zip codes: 35401..35407, 35485..35487.
Median resident age: 28.4 years
Median household income:
$27,731 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,600 (year 2000)
Races in
Tuscaloosa:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.5%)
- Black (42.7%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (8.1%), United States (7.4%), Irish (7.0%),
German (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Scottish
(1.9%).
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For population 25
years and over in Tuscaloosa
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in
Tuscaloosa city
- Never married: 44.1%
- Now married: 38.7%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 8.6%
2.5% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe).
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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (54.3 miles, pop.
242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (589.5 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Holt, AL (3.7
miles), Northport, AL (5.1 miles), Coker, AL (10.3 miles), Coaling, AL (13.2 miles), Brookwood, AL (14.9 miles), Moundville, AL (15.7 miles), Vance, AL (21.0 miles), North Bibb, AL (26.4 miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1997: 424 buildings, average cost: $73,200
- 1998: 459 buildings, average cost: $126,000
- 1999: 539 buildings, average cost: $132,100
- 2000: 430 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 2001: 511 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 2002: 486 buildings, average cost: $149,000
- 2003: 614 buildings, average cost: $143,600
Area code: 205
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (32.4%), Retail trade (13.7%), Manufacturing
(11.4%).
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Crime in Tuscaloosa (2001):
- 6 murders (7.7 per 100,000)
- 50 rapes (63.9 per 100,000)
- 222 robberies (283.9 per 100,000)
- 592 assaults (757.0 per 100,000)
- 1,348 burglaries (1723.6 per 100,000)
- 3,948 larceny counts (5048.1 per 100,000)
- 262 auto thefts (335.0 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 621.6 (higher means more crime)
Hospitals/medical centers in Tuscaloosa:
- BRYCE HOSPITAL (200 UNIVERSITY BLVD)
- D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (809 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD EAST)
- MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (201 UNIVERSITY BLVD)
- TAYLOR HARDIN SECURE MEDICAL FACILITY (1301 RIVER ROAD NORTHEAST)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tuscaloosa:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 5 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 60 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 69 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tuscaloosa:
- MOUNDVILLE (about 18 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)
- NORTH PICKENS (about 35 miles; REFORM, AL; ID: 3M8)
- EUTAW MUNI (about 35 miles; EUTAW, AL; ID: 3A7)
Colleges/Universities in Tuscaloosa:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (Full-time enrollment: 17,453; Location: PO BOX
870166; Public; Website: www.ua.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 3,635; Location: 9500
OLD GREENSBORO RD; Public; Website: www.shelton.cc.al.us)
- STILLMAN COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,501; Location: PO DRAWER 1430;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.stillman.edu)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-C A FREDD CAMPUS (FT enrollment: 113;
Location: 3401 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD; Public; Website: www.shelton.cc.al.us)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SYSTEM OFFICE (Location: 401 QUEEN CITY AVE;
Public; Website: www.uasystem.ua.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- DCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RADIOGRAPHER PROGRAM (Location: 809
UNIVERSITY BLVD E; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Tuscaloosa:
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 47 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time
enrollment: 2,651)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 48 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT
enrollment: 12,178)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment:
2,670)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT
enrollment: 3,279)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 66 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,115)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 77 miles;
HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
Public high schools in Tuscaloosa:
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,101; Location: 300 PATRIOT PKWY;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL HIGH EAST CAMPUS (Students: 973; Location: 905 15TH ST;
Grades: 11 - 12)
- NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 1715 MARTIN LUTHER KING
JR,BLV; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TUSC REGIONAL DETENTION CTR (Location: 6001 12TH AVENUE EAST; Grades:
07 - 12)
- TUSCALOOSA CENTER TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1300 37TH ST E; Grades: 10 -
12)
Private high schools in Tuscaloosa:
- HOLY SPIRIT REGIONAL CATHOLIC (Students: 683; Location: 711 37ST
EAST; Grades: PK - 12)
- TUSCALOOSA ACADEMY (Students: 514; Location: 420 RICE VALLEY RD. N;
Grades: PK - 12)
- OPEN DOOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 1785 MCFARLAND
BLVD NE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tuscaloosa:
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WEST CAMPUS (Students: 1,220; Location: 1715
MARTIN L KING JR BLVD; Grades: 09 - 10)
- HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 930; Location: 401 HILLCREST
SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TUSCALOOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 825; Location: 315 MCFARLAND BLVD
E; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EASTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 801; Location: 2301 14TH ST E;
Grades: 06 - 08)
- ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 578; Location: 10300 OLD
GREENSBORO RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TAYLORVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 573; Location: 350 BOBBY MILLER
PARKWAY; Grades: KG - 02)
- ROCK QUARRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 570; Location: 2000 ROCK
QUARRY DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 564; Location: 2800 MARTIN L KING
JR BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- UNIVERSITY PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 546; Location: 2000
FIRST AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WOODLAND FORREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 541; Location: 6001 E
HARGROVE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Tuscaloosa:
- THE CAPITOL SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 2828 6TH ST; Grades: PK
- UG)
- KIDDIE KOLLEGE PRESCHOOL KINDE (Students: 80; Location: 800
GREENSBORO AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Tuscaloosa:
- TUSCALOOSA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,420,632; Location:
1801 JACK WARNER PARKWAY; 161,579 books; 2,331 audio materials; 2,357 video
materials; 232 serial subscriptions)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- The capital school is preschool through highschool
Tuscaloosa compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Population density above state average for cities.
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