Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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The city of Tuscaloosa is located in Tuscaloosa County and is the county seat.

Tuscaloosa is 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Tuscaloosa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Tuscaloosa, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Tuscaloosa had a population of 77,906 people^<2> (or 47.16% of the total population of Tuscaloosa County). The population of Tuscaloosa represented 1.75% of the total of Alabama, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Tuscaloosa had a population of 90,221 people. This is an increase of 15.81% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Tuscaloosa.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brookwood	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,449	2.29% decrease
	Coaling	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,172	5.11% increase
	Coker	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	807	0.12% decrease
	Cottondale	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lake Front Village	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Moundville	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,597	43.56% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Tuscaloosa.

Websites for Tuscaloosa

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The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<4>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Tuscaloosa. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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