Ruston, Louisiana

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country = United States
state = Louisiana
region = Lincoln
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area_land_imperial = 18.1
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population = 20546
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leader = Dan Hollingsworth
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Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States.GR|6 The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston rests on the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy is built to cater to its college population.

Ruston is the principal city of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lincoln and Jackson parishes.

Geography

Ruston is located at coor dms|32|31|47|N|92|38|26|W|city (32.529674, -92.640466)GR|1 and has an elevation of convert|331|ft|1GR|3.

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

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 20,546 people, 7,621 households, and 4,244 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,136.4 people per square mile (438.8/km²). There were 8,397 housing units at an average density of 464.5/sq mi (179.3/km²). 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.

In the city the population consisted of 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.

Education

Louisiana Tech - Enrollment of 11,710 in 2005. Doctoral institution focusing on technical and professional disciplines.

[http://www.lcb-ruston.com/ Louisiana Center for the Blind] - Training center for blind teenagers and adults operated by the National Federation of the Blind

Culture and Recreation

Most cultural activities are offered by Louisiana Tech. There are many shops downtown that one can visit. There are many restaurants chains and the new eight-screen Celebrity Theater has increased the level of activities in the city of Ruston. Other university-based opportunities exist at Grambling (6 miles) and Monroe (35 miles). Northern Louisiana is largely rural and does not offer the amenities of an urban center.

* Louisiana Tech University Arboretum

Notable people

* Kix Brooks, country music singer, who attended LaTech.
* Trace Adkins, country music singer, who attended Latech.
* Fred Dean, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Karl Malone, basketball player, who attended Latech.
* Bert Jones, athletic figure, who attended Ruston High.
* Dub Jones, athletic figure, who attended Ruston High.
* Terry Bradshaw, football player who attended LaTech.
* Willie Roaf, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* P.J. Brown, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Paul Millsap, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Tim Rattay, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Luke McCown, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Matt Stover, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Josh Scobee, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Ryan Moats, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* Patrick Ramsey, athletic figure, who attended Ruston High.
* Kim Mulkey, athletic figure, who attended LaTech.
* John S. Hunt, III, who served on the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 1964-1972, was born in Ruston.
* E.S. Richardson, was president of Louisiana Tech from 1936-1941.
* David William Thomas (1876-1961) lived in Ruston in the early 1930s while he headed the Louisiana Tech journalism department. He was mayor of Minden from [1936] -1940.
* Mary Elizabeth Talbot Busbee, the first lady of Georgia from 1975-1983, was born and reared in Ruston. Known as "Mary Beth", she is the widow of former Georgia Democratic Governor George D. Busbee (1927-2004).
* Will Cullen Hart, founder of the Elephant 6 Collective.
* Jeff Mangum, founder of the Elephant 6 Collective.
* Robert Schneider, founder of the Elephant 6 Collective.
* Bill Doss, founder of the Elephant 6 Collective.

Government

The current mayor is Dan Hollingsworth.

References

External links

* [http://www.ruston.org/ City of Ruston]