Tougaloo, Mississippi

Tougaloo (TUG-a-lu) is an area in Jackson and in Hinds County, Mississippi.^[2] Its ZIP Code, 39174, is assigned to the area encompassing Tougaloo College, which is in Madison County.^[3]

Tougaloo, Mississippi
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Coordinates: 32°23′52″N 90°09′32″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hinds
Elevation	350 ft (107 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39174
Area codes	601, 769
GNIS feature ID	678828[1]

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Tougaloo Post Office.^[4]

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".^[5]

Education

The Tougaloo settlement in Hinds County is within the Jackson Public School District.^[6]

The Tougaloo College campus includes housing for faculty,^[7] and dependent children living with faculty on campus would be zoned to the Madison County School District.^[8] It is zoned to Ann Smith Elementary.^[9] Residents are in turn zoned to Highland Elementary School, Olde Town Middle School, and Ridgeland High School.^[10]

Notable people

Actress Aunjanue Ellis was raised in Tougaloo.^{[citation needed]}