Trussville, Alabama Trussville, Alabama Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama Trussville is a town/city in Jefferson and St.
Trussville has been recognized as one of the most livable metros/cities in the state and country.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 22.3 square miles (58 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.27%) is water.
Truss was a North Carolina man of English descent. Trussville remained an agricultural improve until after the Civil War, when the Alabama-Chattanooga Railway was assembled through the city.
Trussville was listed as an incorporated improve on the 1890 and 1900 U.S.
Much of Trussville's expansion and evolution came from the Cahaba Project, a prepared evolution of over 250 homes constructed by Franklin D.
The Cahaba Project was originally prepared by staff at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute to be a non-urban improve of small farmsteads raising potatoes and vegetables.
By the middle of the decade it was decided to locate the improve close enough to Birmingham to commute by enhance transit, so the site in Trussville was chosen.
About 60 existing homes were demolished, with white inhabitants moved to the Roper Hill improve and cottages for African-Americans assembled on a 40-acre tract northwest of the Cahaba Project called "Washington Heights" or, more commonly, "The Forties".
Other improve facilities encompassed a swimming pool, an elementary school and a high school, all assembled near the mall.
The Cahaba Association, the Village residents' organization, propel community leaders, raised funds for civic projects, and presented the Cahaba Hub newspaper.
Resentment over the privileges given to inhabitants of the government-funded Cahaba Project resulted in tensions between them and the "Old Trussville" families, many of whom lacked electricity and indoor plumbing.
On June 10, 1947, Trussville was incorporated as a town, and on May 31, 1957, the town officially became a city.
It was on this date the City of Trussville was adopted as the official name. Today Trussville is one of the Birmingham region's most quickly growing areas.
In 2010 the United States Enumeration Bureau listed the Trussville populace as 19,993, making it one of the quickest burgeoning cities in Jefferson County and Alabama.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Main article: Trussville City Schools Trussville City Schools serve 4,269 students and are ranked among the top 10 districts in the state of Alabama by both Niche and School Digger. The mascot is the Husky, and team colors are red and gray.
Trussville schools were part of the Jefferson County School System until 2005.
In 2000, a financial crisis forced the county to reduce funding for teachers, and when the town/city of Trussville was not allowed to offset these reductions with its own funds, it began to explore the possibility of creating a separate system.
In 2004, the town/city council passed a resolution that created the Trussville Board of Education, and in 2005, Trussville City Schools officially separated from the Jefferson County School System. Approximately 88% of Trussville inhabitants are working in white collar occupations. The most prominent jobs in Trussville are in revenue and administration, which account for 28% of all positions. Management, business, and finance positions made up 24% of all jobs, followed by healthcare professionals at 9% and educators at 8%.
The Tribune, which covers crime, government, sports and improve affairs in Trussville, Clay and Pinson, is presented each Wednesday and provides news online. John Amari, judge and former member of both homes of the Alabama State Legislature, resident of Trussville and native of Jefferson County Justin Tubbs, former point guard for the University of Alabama and East Tennessee State University basketball squads City of Trussville website City of Trussville Parks & Recreation website Trussville City Schools website Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce website "Best Cities for Young Families".
Trussville, Alabama: A Brief History By Gary Lloyd page 11 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Trussville City Schools AL Rankings Niche".
"voicesfromtheschoolhouse Brief history of education in Trussville, Alabama.".
"Trussville, Alabama Economy".
"Trussville AL Real Estate Information Neighborhood - Scout".
"The Trussville Tribune".
Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States Clair County, Alabama, United States
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