Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Rush Township
Township
Map highlighting Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 39°34′27″N095°02′13″W / 39.57417°N 95.03694°W / 39.57417; -95.03694
Country United States
State Missouri
County Buchanan
Area
 • Total27.64 sq mi (71.58 km2)
 • Land26.36 sq mi (68.26 km2)
 • Water1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)  4.64%
Elevation
[1]
984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total892
 • Density33/sq mi (12.8/km2)
FIPS code 29-63542 [2]
GNIS feature ID 0766344

Rush Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 892.

Contents

Rush Township was established in the 1840s. [3]

Geography

Rush Township covers an area of 27.64 square miles (71.6 km2) and contains two incorporated settlements: Lewis and Clark Village and Rushville. It contains four cemeteries: Armstrong, Gore, Hudspeth and Sugar Creek.

Lewis and Clark Lake and Mud Lake are within this township. The streams of Goose Creek, Horseshoe Slough, Little Sugar Creek and Lost Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Rush Township contains one airport or landing strip, East Atchison Airport (historical).

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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