TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA

'Tuskegee' is a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 11,846 and is designated a Micropolitan Statistical Area. Located in Macon County, Alabama, Tuskegee 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 synonymous with innovative 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".

Contents

Geography

Attractions

Demographics

Media

See also

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

Tuskegee is located at (32.431506, -85.706781).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.7 km² (15.7 mi²). 40.1 km² (15.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.53%) is
water.

Attractions

Tuskegee University/ Tuskegee Institute Historic District [2]
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (including the Oaks and GWC Museum)[3]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site @ Historic Moton Field [4]
City of Tuskegee Historic District
The Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multi-Cultural Center
Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church [5]
Tuskegee Veterans Administration Medical Center [6]
Tuskegee National Forest [7]
The Tuskegee Repertoire Theatre/Jessie Clinton Art Center [8]
Tuskegee City Lake

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,846 people, 4,169 households, and 2,326 families residing in the city. The population density was 295.7/km² (765.7/mi²). There were 5,101 housing units at an average density of 127.3/km² (329.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.48% Black or African American, 2.59% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Also, the local high school is about 99% Black.
There were 4,169 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.6% were married couples living together, 29.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 25.4% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $18,889, and the median income for a family was $26,862. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $22,951 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,340. About 30.0% of families and 35.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.1% of those under age 18 and 26.3% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Tuskegee has one weekly newspaper, ''The Tuskegee News'', which has been in continual existence since 1865.[9]

See also

★ Nella Larsen

★ Rosa Parks

★ United States civil rights movement

★ Tuskegee Airmen

★ Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the African American Male

★ Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site

Notable residents

★ Andre Thornton, born in Tuskegee, major league baseball player^[1]

★ Lionel Richie, born & raised in Tuskegee, then graduated from Tuskegee University,R&B singer, songwriter, composer, producer and occasional actor.

★ The Tuskegee Airmen

★ Lt Gen Russell C. Davis former Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard.

★ Rimp Lanier, former Major League Baseball player.

★ Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated Radio DJ.

References

★ 1. The Baseball Encyclopedia, , , , Macmillan Publishing, 1979, ISBN 0-02-578970-8

External links

★ Official Website of Tuskegee. Alabama