Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

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Rush Township
Coordinates: 39°34′27″N 095°02′13″W / 39.57417, -95.03694
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Buchanan
Area
- Total	27.64 sq mi (71.58 km²)
- Land	26.36 sq mi (68.26 km²)
- Water	1.28 sq mi (3.32 km²)  4.64%
Elevation [1]	984 ft (300 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	871
- Density	33/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 2000 census, its population was 871.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Rush Township covers an area of 27.64 square miles and contains two incorporated settlements: Lewis and Clark Village and Rushville. It contains four cemeteries: Armstrong, Gore, Hudseph 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.

[edit] Transportation

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

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Missouri County seat: St. Joseph Cities De Kalb | Easton | Gower | St. Joseph Village Agency | Lewis and Clark Village | Rushville Townships Agency | Bloomington | Center | Crawford | Jackson | Lake | Marion | Platte | Rush | Tremont | Washington | Wayne Unincorporated communities Faucett | Wallace