Tuskegee, Alabama
city in Macon County, Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tuskegee is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 9,395[2] and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. 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".
Tuskegee, Alabama | |
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Nickname: Thou Pride of the Swift Growing South | |
Coordinates: 32°25′53″N 85°42′24″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 |
Area code | 334 |
FIPS code | 01-77304 |
GNIS feature ID | 0128211 |
Website | tuskegeealabama |