Tag: Ruston
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 21,859 at the 2010 census, which represents an increase of 6.4 percent from the 2000 tabulation of 20,546. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy hence is based on its college population. Ruston hosts the annual Peach Festival.
Ruston is the principal city of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lincoln and Jackson parishes. The current mayor is Dan Hollingsworth.
Ruston is located at 32°31′47″N 92°38′26″W / 32.52972°N 92.64056°W / 32.52972; -92.64056 (32.529674, -92.640466) and has an elevation of 331 feet (100.9 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.2 square miles (47 km), of which, 18.1 square miles (47 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (0.44%) is water.
During the Reconstruction era following the Civil War,…
