Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana

Rushville Township
—  Township  —
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 43.98 sq mi (113.9 km2)
 • Land 43.95 sq mi (113.84 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation[1] 971 ft (296 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 8,264
 • Density 188.01/sq mi (72.59/km2)
FIPS code 18-66456[2]
GNIS feature ID 453816

Rushville Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 8,264. The latitude of Rushville is 39.609N. The longitude is -85.446W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 958 feet.

The community was named for Benjamin F. Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ [1]

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Municipalities and communities of Rush County, Indiana, USA
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties