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Tuscola is a town/city in Douglas County, Illinois, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Douglas County. According to the 2010 census, Tuscola has a total region of 2.747 square miles (7.11 km2), of which 2.74 square miles (7.10 km2) (or 99.75%) is territory and 0.007 square miles (0.02 km2) (or 0.25%) is water. This 20-acre (81,000 m2) grove is traversed by a branch of Scattering Fork of the Embarrass River, long known as Hackett's Run, and as stated to the History of Douglas County (1884), the grove had been owned by the Hacketts since long before Douglas County had an existence. O.C.
Hackett's father, John Hackett, settled in close-by Coles County in 1835. Family legend holds that Abraham Lincoln stayed at the Hackett farm amid the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.
From the 1890s to the 1940s, Tuscola had a sizeable number of black people, including Arthur Anderson, the "most graceful walker" at the 1898 Colored Folks Cake Walk in Tuscola; his partner Cozy Chavous; the musician Cecil "Pete" Bridgewater, father of internationally known musicians Cecil Bridgewater and Ronnie Bridgewater; the educator and musician Ruth Calimese, daughter of automobile worker "Big Jim" Calimese; musician Solomon "Sol" Chavous; mail carrier and war veteran Bruce Hayden (father of distinguished violinist Bruce Hayden, Jr.); Lemuel and Nettie Riley; football star and garage owner Tommy Wright; and dozens of other citizens .
Unlike the neighboring town of Arcola, Tuscola did not have the ordinance, common in small Illinois suburbs at the time, that an black person could not be on the streets after sundown.
The black and white citizens of Tuscola got along well. However, between 1922 and 1924 two large Ku Klux Klan gatherings were held in Tuscola.
Douglas County, Illinois Courthouse.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $39,608, and the median income for a family was $44,816.
About 2.3% of families and 4.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3% of those under age 18 and 5% of those age 65 or over.
History of Douglas County, Illinois History of Coles County, Illinois.
"The History of Tuscola's Negro Population" (PDF).
Adapted from The Cabin Chatter, April 1997, Douglas County Museum.
"The History of Tuscola's Black Population" (PDF).
Douglas County Cabin Chatter.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Illinois, United States County seat: Tuscola This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Cities in Douglas County, Illinois - Cities in Illinois - County seats in Illinois - Populated places established in 1868 - 1868 establishments in Illinois
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