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Located in: Pierce County (see below)

Time Zone: Ruston lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Elevation: 80 feet [24.38 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Ruston)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     846   (12.95% increase since 2010)  
2010:     749   (1.49% increase since 2000)
2000:     738

Total Area:<3>   0.33 sq. miles [0.9 km²]   - of which 22.59% is water (0.07 sq. miles [0.2 km²])

Housing Units:<4>   430

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ruston:

Lat:   47.298100°   (or 47°17'53" N)

Lon:   -122.510500°   (or -122°30'37" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Gig Harbor<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ruston

GNIS ID:   2412586

FIPS State / Place Code:   53 / 60510

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruston)


About Pierce County

The town of Tacoma is the County Seat for Pierce County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pierce)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     904,980   (13.78% increase since 2010)  
2010     795,390   (13.49% increase since 2000)
2000:     700,820

Total Area:   1,806 sq. miles [4,678.7 km²]   - of which 7.58% is water (136.9 sq. miles [354.7 km²])

Housing Units:   325,375

Official Website:   https://www.piercecountywa.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pierce

GNIS ID:   1529159

FIPS State / County Code:   53 / 053

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruston)


About Washington

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     7,614,024   (13.23% increase since 2010)  
2010:     6,724,540   (14.09% increase since 2000)
2000:     5,894,121

Websites for State of Washington

Official Website:   https://wa.gov/

Tourism:   https://stateofwatourism.com/

Parks:   https://parks.wa.gov/

Fishing:   https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/

Hunting:   https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Washington

GNIS ID:   1779804

FIPS State:   53

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruston)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ruston. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ruston, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ruston.