Rush County, Kansas

Rush County (standard abbreviation: RH) is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,551. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,861 (718 ). 1,860 km² (718 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,551 people, 1,548 households, and 1,013 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 1,928 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.45%, 0.31% or , 0.42% , 0.11% , 0.17% from , and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were or  of any race.



There were 1,548 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% were non-families. 31.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 25.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,268, and the median income for a family was $38,821. Males had a median income of $25,408 versus $20,307 for females. The for the county was $18,033. About 6.70% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 12.50% of those under age 18 and 9.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 1,329 (county seat)
 * , 323
 * , 225
 * , 205
 * , 176
 * , 110
 * , 82
 * , 72

Townships
Rush County is divided into twelve. None of the cities within the county are considered governmentally independent, and all figures for the townships include those of the cities. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * LaCrosse USD 395
 * Otis-Bison USD 403