Tuscaloosa is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-most populous city, the population was 99,600 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 110,602 in 2022. It was known as Tuskaloosa until the early 20th century. It is also known as "the Druid City" because of the numerous water oaks planted in its downtown streets since the 1840s.
Wallace standing against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama in 1963
Foster Auditorium and Malone-Hood Plaza in 2010. Lucy Clock Tower is in the foreground.
Immediate aftermath of the April 27th, 2011, tornado. Druid City Hospital in the background.
Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa; M&O Railroad trestle in the background
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County is a county in the northwest-central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama and is the center of commerce, education, industry, health care, and entertainment for the region.
Tuscaloosa County Courthouse in Tuscaloosa