Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382...

, Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex

Ark-La-Tex

The Ark-La-Tex, Arklatex, or ArkLaTex is a U.S. socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma intersect. Some prefer the more inclusive Arklatexoma...

 and is the home of Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...

. Its economy caters to its college population. Ruston in known throughout the northern portions of the state as the home for the annual Squire Creek

Squire Creek Country Club

The Squire Creek Country Club is a private, members-only country club located in Choudrant, Louisiana, just 5 miles northeast of Ruston. Squire Creek features an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Tom Fazio. The course has been ranked as number one in the state of Louisiana four times,...

 Peach Festival.

Ruston is the principal city of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area

Ruston micropolitan area

The Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in north central Louisiana that covers two parishes - Lincoln and Jackson. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 57,906 .-Cities:*Ruston * Grambling, Louisiana The Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan...

, which includes all of Lincoln and Jackson

Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In 2010, its population was 16,274. The parish seat is Jonesboro...

 parishes.