Rusk County, Texas
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1850	8,148	—
1860	15,803	93.9%
1870	16,916	7.0%
1880	18,986	12.2%
1890	18,559	−2.2%
1900	26,099	40.6%
1910	26,946	3.2%
1920	31,689	17.6%
1930	32,484	2.5%
1940	51,023	57.1%
1950	42,348	−17.0%
1960	36,421	−14.0%
1970	34,102	−6.4%
1980	41,382	21.3%
1990	43,735	5.7%
2000	47,372	8.3%
2010	53,330	12.6%
2016 (est.)	52,732	[8]	−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1850–2010[10] 2010–2014[1]

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