Ruston, Louisiana
Demographics

Ruston, Louisiana

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1890	767	—

1900	1,324	72.6%

1910	3,377	155.1%

1920	3,389	0.4%

1930	4,400	29.8%

1940	7,107	61.5%

1950	10,372	45.9%

1960	13,991	34.9%

1970	17,365	24.1%

1980	20,585	18.5%

1990	20,027	−2.7%

2000	20,546	2.6%

2010	21,859	6.4%

Est. 2016	22,370	2.3%

U.S. Decennial Census

Sentence(s)

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,546 people residing in Ruston.

final_sentence: As of the census of 2000, there were 20,546 people residing in Ruston.