Facts About Tuscaloosa

The City of Tuscaloosa is located in West Alabama on the Black Warrior River, 57 miles southwest of Birmingham. Tuscaloosa is the county seat of 1,340 square mile Tuscaloosa County, which also includes the municipalities of Northport and Brookwood. The City's 81,358 inhabitants represent 48.17% of Tuscaloosa County's 168,908 population (2005 U.S. Census). The home of the University of Alabama, Stillman College, Shelton State Community College, and several large hospitals, Tuscaloosa looms large in the educational and institutional infrastructure of Alabama. Its diversified industrial base is anchored by the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant which commenced production in 1997. Since then the plant has undergone several large expansions and now manufactures three exceptional automobiles: M-Class, R-Class and GL-Class.

 

 

Tuscaloosa Links

• City of Tuscaloosa - Official Website
• Tuscaloosa Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Tuscaloosa County
• West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
• Tuscaloosa Public Transit
• Tuscaloosa News | Tuscaloosa Weather
• Online Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa Web Directory | Area Guide
• Tuscaloosa @ Alabama Live
• Tuscaloosa Public Library
• Alabama Crimson Tide
• Art Council of Tuscaloosa | Theatre Tuscaloosa | Historic Tuscaloosa
• Lake Tuscaloosa

Alabama Links

• Alabama Live
• Alabama State Government Site
• Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel
• Alabama State Parks