City of Ruston
City
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Lincoln
Area	mi² ( km²)
- land	mi² ( km²)
- water	mi² ( km²), 0.55%
Center
- coordinates	32°31′47″N 92°38′26″W / 32.52972, -92.64056Coordinates: 32°31′47″N 92°38′26″W / 32.52972, -92.64056
- elevation	ft ( m)
Population	(2000)
Density	/mi² ( /km²)
Mayor	Dan Hollingsworth
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71270
Area code	318
Location of Ruston in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Website : http://www.ruston.org

The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ^{[1] [2]} As of the 2005 census, the city population was 20,667.^[1] The current mayor is Dan Hollingsworth. Ruston is home to Louisiana Tech University and rests on the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex. Ruston's economy is built around Louisiana Tech and caters to its college population. As of the year 2005, the official student enrollment to Louisiana Tech University was approximately 11,710. Adding several thousand personnel employed by the university, the total university population appears to rival the city itself.

Geography

Ruston is located at 32°31′47″N, 92°38′26″W (32.529674, -92.640466)¹ and has an elevation of  feet ({{formatnum:{{rnd/+|331*0.3048

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.0 km² (18.2 mi²). 46.8 km² (18.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 20,546 people,^[2] 7,621 households, and 4,244 families residing in the city. The population density was 438.8/km² (1,136.4/mi²). There were 8,397 housing units at an average density of 179.3/km² (464.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.94% White, 38.92% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.

There were 7,621 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98.

Ruston [upper center] is east of Shreveport, north of Alexandria, west of Monroe and northeast of Natchitoches. Roads also lead to Bastrop, Winnfield, Tullos, Montgomery, Arcadia, Minden and Bossier City.

In the city of Ruston, the population is mixed with 20.8% under the age of 18, 31.6% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24.0 years, far below the state median age of 34.0 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,001, and the median income for a family was $37,394. Males had a median income of $33,408 versus $20,413 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,573. About 22.1% of families and 32.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.1% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Social Life

The social life in Ruston is somewhat diverse. Primary activities involve finding something to do with Louisiana Tech. There are many shops downtown that one can visit. Construction of Chili's and the new eight-screen Celebrity Theater has increased the level of activities in the city of Ruston.

Notable people from Ruston

Robert Schneider, Jeff Mangum, Bill Doss(actually a native of nearby Dubach) and Will Cullen Hart are the founding members the preeminent indie-rock band Neutral Milk Hotel and of the Elephant 6 music collective grew up there.

The scientist David Keith Chambers received his undergraduate and advanced degrees from Ruston's Louisiana Tech. Other famous Louisiana Tech alumni include country music singers Kix Brooks and Trace Adkins.

Ruston is also home to numerous athletic figures, the most famous being Karl Malone, Bert Jones, Eddie Robinson, Dub Jones, Terry Bradshaw, Willie Roaf, P.J. Brown, Paul Millsap, Tim Rattay, Luke McCown, Matt Stover, Josh Scobee, Ryan Moats, Patrick Ramsey, and Kim Mulkey. Bert and Dub Jones were the first father-son duo to be in the NFL record books at the same time.

One of the most notable places located in Ruston is the Louisiana Center for the Blind, a training center for blind teenagers and adults operated by the National Federation of the Blind.

Points of interest

• Louisiana Tech University
• Louisiana Tech University Arboretum

References

External links

• City of Ruston

Municipalities and communities of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Parish seat: Ruston
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