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Rusk County

county in Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
Named after: Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Seat: Ladysmith
Largest city: Ladysmith
Total: 931 sq mi (2,410 km )
Land: 914 sq mi (2,370 km )
Water: 17 sq mi (44 km ) 1.9%
Estimate 2025: 14,146
Density: 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 7th
Website: www .ruskcounty .org

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Rusk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,188. Its county seat is Ladysmith. The Chippewa and Flambeau rivers and their tributaries flow through the county. The land ranges from corn/soybean farms and dairy farms to lakes rimmed with vacation homes to hiking trails through the Blue Hills.

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