Rusk (Texas)
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Location of Rusk in Texas
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1846 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Cherokee County | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 48 ′ N , 95 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,551 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 315.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 17.7 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 17.6 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 158 m | ||
| Postal code : | 75785 | ||
| Area code : | +1 430, 903 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-63848 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1375860 | ||
Rusk is the district capital and seat of the county seat of Cherokee County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located at the intersection of USHighways 69 and 84 , around 190 km southeast of Dallas and has a total area of 17.7 km², of which 0.1 km² is water.
history
The city was named after General Thomas Jefferson Rusk , a senator and signatory of the Declaration of Independence for the Republic of Texas .
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 355 | - | |
| 1860 | 395 | 11.3% | |
| 1870 | 1000 | 153.2% | |
| 1890 | 1383 | - | |
| 1900 | 846 | -38.8% | |
| 1910 | 1558 | 84.2% | |
| 1920 | 2348 | 50.7% | |
| 1930 | 3859 | 64.4% | |
| 1940 | 5699 | 47.7% | |
| 1950 | 6598 | 15.8% | |
| 1960 | 4900 | -25.7% | |
| 1970 | 4914 | 0.3% | |
| 1980 | 4681 | -4.7% | |
| 1990 | 4366 | -6.7% | |
| 2000 | 5085 | 16.5% | |
| 2010 | 5551 | 9.2% | |
| 1850-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 5,085 people in 1,306 households and 867 families lived here. The population density was 287.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 62.71% White, 30.01% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 5.15% other ethnic groups. About 0.98% were mixed race and 6.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,306 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.6% of them were married couples living together. 17.5% were single mothers and 33.6% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were single households and 16.0% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.
17.3% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9% 18 to 24, 39.3% 25 to 44, 20.6% 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 154.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 168.4 men.
The median income for a household in the 27,370 USD , and the median income for a family 33,952 USD. Males had a median income of $ 24,271 versus $ 22,438 for females. The per capita income was $ 11,688. 21.5% of the population and 16.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 29.4% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 21.0% were 65 or older.
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Texas
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.