Editing Tusculum, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Tusculum
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "First in Education"<ref name="citywebsite">{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=http://www.tusculumcity.org/ |website=City of Tusculum |accessdate=August 14, 2020}}</ref>

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|image_skyline            = Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Tusculum Tennessee 9-29-2006.jpg
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|image_caption            = Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Tusculum
|image_flag               = Flag of Tusculum, Tennessee.png
|image_seal               = City of Tusculum Official Seal.png

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|image_map                = File:Greene County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tusculum Highlighted 4775560.svg
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|map_caption              = Location of Tusculum in Greene County, Tennessee.
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<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Alan Corley
|leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
|leader_name1             = Barbara Britton
|leader_title2            = City Commissioner
|leader_name2             = Mike Burns
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1959<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
|named_for                = [[Tusculum|Ancient Tusculum]]<ref>Nancy Capace, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=v8KkJq1ZRwYC&q=troy,+tennessee+obion+named+after+ancient+troy Encyclopedia of Tennessee]'' (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 226.</ref>

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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 12.59
|area_land_km2            = 12.59
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.86
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.86
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 3298
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|population_density_km2   = 261.91
|population_density_sq_mi = 678.32

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 1457
|coordinates              = {{coord|36|10|30|N|82|44|43|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              =  37616 & 37745
|area_code                = 
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 47-75560<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2405615<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405615}}</ref>
|website                  = {{url|http://www.tusculumcity.org/}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Tusculum''' is a city in [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 3,298 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Tusculum city, Tennessee| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=August 3, 2012}}</ref> It is the site of [[Tusculum University]], the oldest university in [[Tennessee]] and the 28th oldest in the United States. Tusculum is a suburb of nearby [[Greeneville, Tennessee|Greeneville]]. The population of both Greeneville and Tusculum combined was approximately 18,777 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.5|sqkm|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tusculum city, Tennessee| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=August 3, 2012}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
* [[Afton, Tennessee|Afton]]
* Tusculum Place
* Twin Oaks

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 1433
|1970= 1180
|1980= 1242
|1990= 1918
|2000= 2004
|2010= 2663
|2020= 3298
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Tusculum racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4775560&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,632
| 79.81%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 199
| 6.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 19
| 0.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 55
| 1.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 114
| 3.46%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 278
| 8.43%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,298 people, 641 households, and 461 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,004 people, 590 households and 437 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|445.4|/sqmi}}. There were 620 housing units at an average density of {{convert|137.8|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 590 households, of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.66.

12.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 18.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $37,460 and the median family income was $50,074. Males had a median income of $31,607 and females $23,594. The [[per capita income]] was $15,834. About 5.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Tusculum is the site of the main campus of [[Tusculum University]].

[[Greene County Public Schools]], the school district of the area,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47059_greene/DC20SD_C47059.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Greene County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-15}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47059_greene/DC20SD_C47059_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> operates one elementary school in Tusculum, Doak Elementary School, serving grades Pk-5. Chuckey-Doak Middle School and [[Chuckey-Doak High School]] are also located in Tusculum city limits but both have an [[Afton, Tennessee|Afton]] address. They are also operated by Greene County Public Schools.

==Postal service==
Tusculum has a branch post office located on the college campus. The main zip code for Tusculum is 37745, although some portions of the city are in Afton's zip code, 37616.

Tusculum shares the zip code 37745 with [[Baileyton, Tennessee|Baileyton]] and [[Greeneville, Tennessee|Greeneville]].

==Recreation==
The City of Tusculum operates and manages Tusculum City Park and Tusculum Linear Park Trail (Greenway)

==Transportation==
[[Tennessee State Route 107|State Route 107]] formerly went through downtown Tusculum, it has since been rerouted along [[U.S. Route 11E]] and [[US Route 321]] on the north side of the city and on a new alignment of SR-107 on the east side of the city, titled Tusculum Bypass. US-11E and US-321 run concurrently on the north side of the city. [[Tennessee State Route 351|SR-351]] also junctions with SR-107 on the southeast side of the city. The main road through downtown is Erwin Highway (the former SR-107).

==References==
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{{Greene County, Tennessee}}
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