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Place in Mississippi, United States
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tougaloo, Mississippi is located in MississippiTougaloo, MississippiTougaloo, MississippiShow map of MississippiTougaloo, Mississippi is located in the United StatesTougaloo, MississippiTougaloo, MississippiShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 32°23′52″N 90°09′32″W / 32.39778°N 90.15889°W / 32.39778; -90.15889
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHinds
Elevation350 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code39174
Area code(s)601, 769
GNIS feature ID678828

Tougaloo (TUG-a-lu) is an area in Jackson and in Hinds County, Mississippi. Its ZIP Code, 39174, is assigned to the area encompassing Tougaloo College, which is in Madison County.

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Tougaloo Post Office.

Name

The name, Tougaloo, is believed to be derived from Choctaw, "atukla" meaning "second" or "tuklo" meaning "two" and perhaps originally "bok atukla" meaning "second creek".

Education

The Tougaloo settlement in Hinds County is within the Jackson Public School District.

The Tougaloo College campus includes housing for faculty, and dependent children living with faculty would be zoned to the Madison County School District. It is zoned to Ann Smith Elementary. Residents are in turn zoned to Highland Elementary School, Olde Town Middle School, and Ridgeland High School.

Notable people

Actress Aunjanue Ellis was raised in Tougaloo.

References

  1. "Tougaloo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. "Tougaloo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2023. – The entry states it is in Hinds County.
    Compare with a 2010 U.S. Census map of Jackson: "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jackson city, MS (page 3)" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. "Tougaloo College". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01. - The entry states it is in Madison County.
  4. "Tougaloo Post Office". USGS. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. Baca, Keith A. (1 January 2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hinds County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. "Proposed Parking Plan" (PDF). Tougaloo College. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-30. - Compare with the location of Tougaloo College, which contains faculty housing.
  9. "Attendance Zones and School Locations" (PDF). Madison County School District. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  10. "Ridgeland Zone". Madison County School District. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

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City of Jackson
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Jackson Preparatory School serves the Jackson area but is in nearby Flowood.
Municipalities and communities of Hinds County, Mississippi, United States
County seats: Jackson and Raymond
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Footnotes‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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