Tusculum

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Tusculum

Total population

3,337

Median home value

$267,500

39.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,694

Tusculum$71k

National$74k

Founded

1959

Elevation455 m

Land area12.45 km²

Coordinates36.18°, -82.75°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Elias Nelson Conway

American governor of Arkansas (1812-1892)

Ambrose H. Sevier

American politician (1801-1848)

Jenette Kahn

DC Comics publisher and editor

James Sevier Conway

1st governor of Arkansas (1798–1855)

David M. Key

American judge and politician (1824-1900)

David Barton

American politician (1783-1837)

Henry Wharton Conway

American politician (1793-1827)

J

James Dobson

American actor (1920-1987)

O

Oscar Lovette

American politician (1871–1934)

W

William Coleman Anderson

American politician (1853-1902)

William Crutchfield

American politician (1824–1890)

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

American writer, creator of DC Comics (1890–1965)

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A. Shane Massey

American politician

Alex S. Jones

American journalist and academic

Benjamin E. McLin

American politician, Florida cabinet officer, Florida commissioner of agriculture (1851-1912)

B

Betty Jaynes

American actress (1921-2018)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tennessee

• Greeneville
  4.2 mi away
• Baileyton
  11.5 mi away
• Mosheim
  12.4 mi away
• Embreeville
  16.5 mi away · pop. 1,062
• Jonesborough
  17.2 mi away
• Erwin
  18.7 mi away
• Bulls Gap
  19.5 mi away
• Surgoinsville
  21.5 mi away
• Rogersville
  21.6 mi away · pop. 4,647
• Parrottsville
  22.5 mi away
• Gray
  22.7 mi away
• Sullivan Gardens
  23.2 mi away

Browse all places in Tennessee →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tusculum

Tusculum College (TN) (College History Series)

Frank Wheeler · 2000

Commencement address by Mr. John Hume M.P. on the occassion of the award of an Honorary doctorate at Tusculum College in Tennessee, deleivered May 1988

Hume, John · 1988

A Beginning of Collegiate Education West of the Appalachians, 1795-1833

James Patrick · 2007

Rev. Hezekiah Balch, D.D., 1741-1810

Leah M. Brown · 1988

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Two-lined Spittlebug

Prosapia bicincta

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-24

Locust Borer

Megacyllene robiniae

Seen 2026-09-23

Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

Seen 2026-09-22

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-21

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Seen 2026-09-20

Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Seen 2026-09-19

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-17

Great Spangled Fritillary

Argynnis cybele

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-24 15:00 UTC.