History · Tusculum

Tusculum’s history is
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The story so far

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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.

Tusculum was established in 1959. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,663 to 3,298 (+24%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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