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Tuscaloosa, AL

Tuscaloosa
City
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nickname(s): Druid City, Title Town, T-Town, City of Champions
Motto: "Together we can build a bridge to the future."
Map of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Map of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa is located in the US
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°12′24″N 87°32′5″W / 33.20667°N 87.53472°W / 33.20667; -87.53472
Country United States
State Alabama
County Tuscaloosa
Incorporated December 13, 1819
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Walt Maddox (D)
 • Council President Harrison Taylor
Area
 • City 70.3 sq mi (182 km2)
 • Land 60.2 sq mi (156 km2)
 • Water 10.1 sq mi (26 km2)
Elevation 222 ft (68 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 90,468
 • Estimate (2014) 96,122
 • Rank US: 313th
AL: 5th
 • Density 1,550.8/sq mi (598.8/km2)
 • Urban 139,114 (US: 233th)
 • Metro 235,628 (US: 190th, AL: 5th)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 35401-35407, 35485-35487
Area code(s) 205
FIPS code 01-77256
GNIS feature ID 0153742
Website City of Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa (/tʌskəˈlsə/ TUSK-ə-LOO-sə) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama (in the southeastern United States). Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with an estimated population of 95,334 in 2013. Incorporated as a town on December 13, 1819, it was named after Tuskaloosa, the chieftain of a Muskogean-speaking people who battled and was defeated by Hernando de Soto in 1540 in the Battle of Mabila, and served as Alabama's capital city from 1826 to 1846.

Tuscaloosa is the regional center of industry, commerce, healthcare, and education for the area of west-central Alabama known as West Alabama. It is the principal city of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Tuscaloosa, Hale and Pickens counties and has an estimated metro population in 2013 of 235,628. Tuscaloosa is also the home of The University of Alabama, Stillman College and Shelton State Community College. While the city attracted international attention when Mercedes-Benz announced it would build its first automotive assembly plant in North America in Tuscaloosa County, the University of Alabama remains the dominant economic and cultural engine in the city.


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