What is the population of Ruston, Louisiana?

Ruston has a population of approximately 22,284 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Ruston, Louisiana located?

Ruston is located in Louisiana, United States, at approximate coordinates 32.5330°, -92.6353°.

What is the median household income in Ruston?

The median household income in Ruston is approximately $31,120 based on the most recent open data.

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Ruston

Total population

22,284

Median home value

$225,300

40.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$31,120

Ruston$31k

National$74k

Founded

1885

Elevation102 m

Land area0.18 km²

Weather98°F · Sunny

Coordinates32.53°, -92.64°

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

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City facts

Founded

1885

Elevation

102 m

Area

0.18 km²

Official website

www.ruston.org

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Overview

Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 population was 22,166. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Ruston is the principal city of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lincoln Parish.

History & geography

History

During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, word soon reached the young parish near what is now Ruston, that the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Pacific Railroad would begin to run across north Louisiana, linking the Deep South with the West (the current operator is Canadian Pacific Kansas City). Robert Edwin Russ, the Lincoln Parish sheriff from 1877–1880, donated to the town and the area was eventually known as Ruston in his honor. In 1883, commercial and residential lots were created and sold for $375 apiece; and soon the sawing of lumber and clacking of hammers could be heard throughout the area. Vienna was the parish seat of Lincoln Parish from its creation in 1873 until 1884, when a parish-wide vote moved it to the new town of Ruston. As the town began to take shape, new churches, businesses, civic organizations and schools were being established. Cotton farming fueled the economy. In 1900 a second railroad, running north and south, was built through Ruston (the operator before the tracks were removed was Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad). This brought even more business and industry to the area and the population continued to provide a foundation for the local economy. By the time the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Ruston was established as a center for learning, a place of civic pride, and as an area of economic prosperity throughout the region. In 1938 Ruston received national attention when an African-American teenager named R.C. Williams was lynched in one of the most brutal attacks of its type in many years. The 19 year old Williams was accused by a mob of vigilantes of killing a white man and assaulting a white woman, although it was later determined to be highly unlikely that Williams was guilty of these, or any other crimes. The…