Rush Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

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Rush Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 180.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 63.1 km² (24.4 mi²). 60.7 km² (23.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (3.90%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 180 people, 70 households, and 55 families residing in the township. The population density was 3.0/km² (7.7/mi²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 1.2/km² (3.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.22% White, 2.22% African American, 0.56% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 70 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the township the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 130.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $43,000 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,579. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

	Municipalities and communities of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (County seat: Harrisburg)
Cities	Harrisburg
Boroughs	Berrysburg | Dauphin | Elizabethville | Gratz | Halifax | Highspire | Hummelstown | Lykens | Middletown | Millersburg | Paxtang | Penbrook | Pillow | Royalton | Steelton | Williamstown
Townships	Conewago | Derry | East Hanover | Halifax | Jackson | Jefferson | Londonderry | Lower Paxton | Lower Swatara | Lykens | Middle Paxton | Mifflin | Reed | Rush Township | South Hanover | Susquehanna | Swatara | Upper Paxton | Washington | Wayne | West Hanover | Wiconisco | Williams
Communities and CDPs	Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin | Colonial Park | Hershey | Lawnton | Linglestown | Paxtonia | Progress | Rutherford | Skyline View