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Welcome to Tuscaloosa County ...

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

The community of Tuscaloosa is the Seat for Tuscaloosa County.

Tuscaloosa County was founded in 1818.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tuscaloosa had a population of 209,355 people. This is an increase of 7.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 194,996 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tuscaloosa represented 4.08% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Tuscaloosa County:

  • Brookwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
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  • Coaling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Coker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
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  • Lake View
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Northport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Northport is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,075 people
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  • Tuscaloosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuscaloosa is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,819 people
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  • Vance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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