Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

Rush Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 871.

Rush Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′27″N 095°02′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
Area
 • Total27.64 sq mi (71.58 km2)
 • Land26.36 sq mi (68.26 km2)
 • Water1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)  4.64%
Elevation984 ft (300 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total871
 • Density33/sq mi (12.8/km2)
FIPS code29-63542[2]
GNIS feature ID0766344

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).

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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