Rusk County is a county located in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,214. Its county seat is Henderson. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
Rusk County Courthouse in Henderson
Rusk County Library in downtown Henderson
Rusk County Tax Office in Henderson
Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, in Northeast Texas, United States. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas.
Streetscape of historic downtown Henderson
Henderson welcome sign on U.S. Highway 79
Another look at downtown Henderson
Henderson City Hall