Tuscaloosa County

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Tuscaloosa County Courthouse
Tuscaloosa County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Tuscaloosa
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 20113
Tuscaloosa, AL 35402-0113
Foundation : February 6, 1818
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 194,656  (2010)
Population density : 56.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3500 km²
Water surface : 70 km²
map
Map of Tuscaloosa County within Alabama
Website : www.tuscco.com

The Tuscaloosa County is a county in the US state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Tuscaloosa .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Alabama and has an area of ​​3500 square kilometers, of which 70 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Walker County , Jefferson County , Bibb County , Hale County , Greene County , Pickens County, and Fayette Counties .

history

Tuscaloosa County was formed on February 6, 1818. The name comes from the Choctaw and denotes the chiefs of this Indian people . Literally translated it means "Black Warrior". Maybe going Tuscaloosa but also due to a certain historical tribal leaders.

Foster Auditorium, The University of Alabama (2010)

38 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 14, 2020), including the Foster Auditorium, The University of Alabama, one of which has the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Others

At the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa is the University of Alabama Arboretum , an arboretum with an area of ​​24.3 hectares.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 8229 -
1830 13,646 65.8%
1840 16,583 21.5%
1850 18,056 8.9%
1860 23,200 28.5%
1870 20,081 -13.4%
1880 24,957 24.3%
1890 30,352 21.6%
1900 36,147 19.1%
1910 47,559 31.6%
1920 53,680 12.9%
1930 64,153 19.5%
1940 76.036 18.5%
1950 94.092 23.7%
1960 109,047 15.9%
1970 116.029 6.4%
1980 137,541 18.5%
1990 150,522 9.4%
2000 164,875 9.5%
2010 194,656 18.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Tuscaloosa County (as of 2000)
The ruins of the former Alabama State Capitol, destroyed by fire in 1849
The Veterans Memorial Park at Tuscaloosa

According to the 2000 census , Tuscaloosa County had 164,875 people. Of these, 8,691 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 64,517 households and 41,677 families. The population density was 48 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.12 percent white, 29.31 percent African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.92 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.56 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.82 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.29 percent of the population.

Of the 64,517 households, 30.3 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 47.2 percent, 14.0 percent were single mothers, 35.4 percent were not families, 28.4 percent of all households were single households and 8.3 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 16.5 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 20.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males and for women aged 18 and over there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the 34,436 USD , and the median income for a family 45,485 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,807 versus $ 24,128 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,998. 11.3 percent of families and 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Tuscaloosa County

See also

literature

  • Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
  • Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161588. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Tuscaloosa County in alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 306.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012
  9. ↑ Tuscaloosa County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Tuscaloosa County, Alabama  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 33 ° 17 ′  N , 87 ° 32 ′  W