Rusk
A city in Cherokee County, Texas — population 5,664 as of 2020.
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Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 1:21PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
This Afternoon
97°F
Sunny6% precip
Tonight
75°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear16% precip
Sunday
96°F
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms20% precip
Sunday Night
75°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear20% precip
In and around Rusk
See & do
- Birmingham Golf Course
- Cherokee County Historical Commission
- Eagle Stadium
- Jim Hogg State Park
- Musick Park
Eat, drink & stay
- Abuela's Mexican Restaurant
- Country Estates RV Park
- Joe's Sports Bar and Grill
- All Aboard Nutrition
- Euclid Masonic Lodge #45
Shops & services
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Rusk by the numbers
Population
5,664Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 7.23 sq mi (18.73 km²), 0.03 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- 1,039
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $53,438
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY SECRETARY
- Address
- 205 S MAIN ST, RUSK, TX 75785