Rushville, Ohio

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Rushville is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 268 at the 2000 census.

Rushville is the birthplace of Benjamin Hanby, an American composer who wrote the Christmas song "Up on the Housetop".

[edit] Geography

Rushville is located at 39°45′54″N, 82°25′53″W (39.764882, -82.431393)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 268 people, 90 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density was 449.9/km² (1,183.4/mi²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 172.9/km² (454.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.01% White, 0.75% Native American, and 2.24% from two or more races.

There were 90 households out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the village the population was spread out with 34.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $45,875. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,864. About 12.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 66.7% of those sixty five or over.