Rush County, Kansas

Rush County
	Rush County, Kansas
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named for	Alexander Rush
Seat	La Crosse
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 718.42 sq mi (1,861 km²); 718.21 sq mi (1,860 km²); 0.21 sq mi (1 km²), 0.03%
Population; - (2010); - Density	; 3,307 ; 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.RushCounty.org

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Coordinates: 38°31′N 99°18′W / 38.517, -99.3

Rush County (standard abbreviation: RH) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,307.^[1] The largest city and county seat is La Crosse.

Law and government[]

Rush County was a prohibition, or "dry", county until the Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.^[2]

Geography[]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 718.42 square miles (1,860.7 km²), of which 718.21 square miles (1,860.2 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[3]

Adjacent counties[]

Ellis County (north)
Russell County (northeast)
Barton County (east)
Pawnee County (south)
Ness County (west)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	6,134	—
1910	7,826	27.6%
1920	8,360	6.8%
1930	9,093	8.8%
1940	8,285	−8.9%
1950	7,231	−12.7%
1960	6,160	−14.8%
1970	5,117	−16.9%
1980	4,516	−11.7%
1990	3,842	−14.9%
2000	3,551	−7.6%
2010	3,307	−6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

USA Rush County, Kansas age pyramid — Age pyramid

Map of Rush Co, Ks, USA — 2005 KDOT Map of Rush County (map legend)

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 3,551 people, 1,548 households, and 1,013 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,928 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.45% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,548 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 31.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 25.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,268, and the median income for a family was $38,821. Males had a median income of $25,408 versus $20,307 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,033. About 6.70% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns[]

Incorporated cities[]

Name and population (2004 estimate):

La Crosse, 1,329 (county seat)
Otis, 323
Bison, 225
McCracken, 205
Rush Center, 176
Liebenthal, 110
Timken, 82
Alexander, 72

Unincorporated community[]

Nekoma

Townships[]

Rush County is divided into twelve townships. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Township	FIPS	Population	Population density /km² (/sq mi)	Land area km² (sq mi)	Water %	Geographic coordinates
Alexander-Belle Prairie	01087	139	1 (2)	220 (85)	0.02%	38°27′23″N 99°31′49″W / 38.45639, -99.53028
Banner	04075	191	1 (4)	139 (54)	0.01%	38°25′53″N 99°11′28″W / 38.43139, -99.19111
Big Timber	06775	164	1 (3)	122 (47)	0.03%	38°39′1″N 99°18′54″W / 38.65028, -99.315
Center	12125	256	2 (5)	139 (54)	0%	38°26′6″N 99°18′13″W / 38.435, -99.30361
Garfield	25800	132	1 (2)	139 (54)	0.01%	38°25′15″N 99°4′45″W / 38.42083, -99.07917
Hampton-Fairview	29812	304	1 (3)	276 (107)	0.11%	38°37′32″N 99°30′12″W / 38.62556, -99.50333
Illinois	33750	47	0 (1)	125 (48)	0.01%	38°38′48″N 99°11′28″W / 38.64667, -99.19111
La Crosse-Brookdale	37525	1,475	7 (17)	218 (84)	0.01%	38°32′2″N 99°20′15″W / 38.53389, -99.3375
Lone Star	42500	319	3 (8)	110 (42)	0%	38°31′21″N 99°11′46″W / 38.5225, -99.19611
Pioneer	55950	426	4 (10)	108 (42)	0.01%	38°32′13″N 99°4′4″W / 38.53694, -99.06778
Pleasantdale	56325	33	0 (1)	124 (48)	0.07%	38°38′20″N 99°5′17″W / 38.63889, -99.08806
Union	72350	65	0 (1)	141 (54)	0.01%	38°26′4″N 99°25′47″W / 38.43444, -99.42972

Education[]

Unified school districts[]

References[]

^ "2010 County Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links[]

Official

Rush County

Historical

History of Cities in Rush County

Maps

Rush County Map, KDOT
Kansas Highway Map, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Map, KDOT
Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE

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[Census2010-1] "2010 County Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table. Retrieved April 7, 2011.

[2] "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-28.

[3] "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.

[GR2-4] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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