Welcome to Ruskin ...

The village of Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County<1>.

The location of Ruskin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ruskin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ruskin has a population of 113 people<3> (see below for details).

Ruskin is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ruskin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Ruskin: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ruskin had an population of 113 people. This is a decrease of 8.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 42.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ruskin had a population of 123 people. This makes Ruskin the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 123 people, the population of Ruskin decreased 36.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 195 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ruskin.

Communities Also Named Ruskin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ruskin - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ruskin.

Communities near Ruskin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ruskin.

• Superior
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <6>
• Hebron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <6>
• Deshler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <6>
• Edgar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <6>
• Nelson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <6>
• Davenport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <6>
• Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <6>
• Hardy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Hardy is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <6>
• Republic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
• Carleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton
  • Carleton is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carleton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ruskin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruskin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ruskin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ruskin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruskin. See our Newspapers Page for Ruskin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruskin ...

Looking for more information about Ruskin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ruskin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ruskin.

Adding Ruskin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ruskin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ruskin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ruskin post office opened in 1887.

We also found Ruskin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ruskin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ruskin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/