Pulaski, Tennessee

E39451

city

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.

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	American South → 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 Daylight Time →
transportation	served by U.S. Route 166 → served by U.S. Route 31 → served by U.S. Route 64 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ku Klux Klan →	foundedIn