Rusk County, Texas

Rusk County is a located in the  of. Originally a part of, Rusk was established as its own county by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on ,. In 2000, its population was 47,372. Its is  and it is part of the. Rusk County is named for, a secretary of war of the.

Rusk County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely, counties in the state of Texas.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,431 (939 ). 2,392 km² (924 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (1.61%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 79.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 259.svg|25px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 42.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 43.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 64.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 47,372 people, 17,364 households, and 12,727 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 19,867 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.89%, 19.21% or , 0.35% , 0.24% , 0.01% , 4.22% from , and 1.09% from two or more races. 8.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,364 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,898, and the median income for a family was $39,185. Males had a median income of $30,956 versus $19,749 for females. The for the county was $16,674. About 10.90% of families and 14.60% of the population were below the, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 13.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (unincorporated; partly in Gregg County)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (partly in Smith County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (mostly in Cherokee County)
 * (partly in Panola County)
 * (unincorporated)
 * (mostly in Cherokee County)
 * (partly in Panola County)

Education
The following school districts serve Rusk County:


 * (mostly in Nacogdoches County)
 * (mostly in Nacogdoches County)
 * (mostly in Gregg County)
 * (mostly in Cherokee County)
 * (partly in Panola County)
 * (mostly in Cherokee County)
 * (partly in Panola County)
 * (mostly in Cherokee County)
 * (partly in Panola County)
 * (mostly in Cherokee County)
 * (partly in Panola County)