Pulaski, Tennessee
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Pulaski, Tennessee is a small city in southern Tennessee historically known as the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan in the aftermath of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pulaski, Tennessee canonical | 9 |
| City of Pulaski, Tennessee | 1 |
| Pulaski, Tennessee urban area | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 931 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 35.199 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -87.030 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Giles County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| countySeatSince | 1810s ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 25 miles north of the Tennessee–Alabama state line
ⓘ
about 70 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 232 meters
ⓘ
approximately 761 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 47-61040 ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1809 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1298674 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | University of Tennessee Southern ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Giles County Courthouse
ⓘ
Sam Davis Memorial ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Reconstruction era after the American Civil War ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | 1811 ⓘ |
| localEconomy | regional center for agriculture and small manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Middle Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Middle Tennessee
|
| locatedOn | Richland Creek ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Casimir Pulaski ⓘ |
| nearBorder | Alabama ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with early Ku Klux Klan activity ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | none (independent micropolitan center for Giles County) ⓘ |
| population | approximately 7,600 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 38478 ⓘ |
| region |
Giles County seat and principal city
ⓘ
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States ⓘ |
| role | county seat of Giles County, Tennessee ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
served by U.S. Route 166
ⓘ
served by U.S. Route 31 ⓘ served by U.S. Route 64 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City of Pulaski, Tennessee
subject surface form:
Richland Creek (Giles County, Tennessee)
subject surface form:
Richland Creek (Giles County, Tennessee)
this entity surface form:
Pulaski, Tennessee urban area