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RustonLincoln Parish,LouisianaThe Louisiana state capital is Baton Rouge. What would you like to know about Ruston History & History-related items
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The population of Ruston is approximately 23,000 (1998).
The amount of land area in Ruston is 44.768 sq. kilometers. Ruston miscellany. Return to Index Ruston location: in North Central Louisiana at the cross roads of U.S. Highway 167, Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 80, not far from Monroe.
Return to Index The geography for Ruston is rolling hills with pine trees. Return to Index
Ruston average annual rainfall is 48.7 inches per year History & History Related Items Ruston history: In 1883, Robert E. Russ bought a large tract of land from a local farmer. He then gave 640 acres to the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad to be used for a townsite. The new town, Ruston, was named after its benefactor and incorporated as a town in 1884. It remained small, with the Russ home the only one, for quite a while, but continued to slowly but surely grow larger to its present population of around 23,000 residents. Ruston attractions: Learn more about Ruston and Lincoln Parish at this stie. Return to Index
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