Tusculum is a city in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,298 at the 2020 census. 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. 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 , all land.
Neighborhoods
- Afton
- Tusculum Place
- Twin Oaks
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Tusculum had a population of 3,298. The median age was 21.2 years. 11.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 males age 18 and over.
86.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.5% lived in rural areas.
There were 788 households in Tusculum, of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.3% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,726 || 82.7%
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| Black or African American || 254 || 7.7%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 22 || 0.7%
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| Asian || 55 || 1.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 133 || 4.0%
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| Two or more races || 107 || 3.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 278 || 8.4%
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2000 census
At the 2000 census, 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 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 and Greeneville.
Recreation
The City of Tusculum operates and manages Tusculum City Park and Tusculum Linear Park Trail (Greenway)
Transportation
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. 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).