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Ruston, Louisiana

Northern America

Ruston is a city in Louisiana, United States, and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, recording a population of 22,166 in the 2020 census. It lies near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is home to Louisiana Tech University, and serves as the principal city of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Lincoln Parish.

Facts
Population
22,166 1
Area (sq km)
54.3484 1
Founding Year
1885 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
102 1
Latitude
32.52875 degrees north 1
Longitude
92.638694 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
Sources
1. Ruston, Louisiana (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1885-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 22,166 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 32.52875, longitude -92.638694
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 102 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 54.3484 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 22166 (2020)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.5288,-92.6387
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 99.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, -92.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, -92.75
32.75 -92.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Ruston - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4339348, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.62 km)
Quote, cities500 record 4339348, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.62 km)
32.52321 -92.63793 P PPLA2 US LA 061 22340 102 104 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Ruston, Louisiana
Wikidata Q2271328, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Ruston, Louisiana (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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