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Rush Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 892.

Rush Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′27″N 095°02′13″W
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  (2010)
• Total	892
• Density	33/sq mi (12.8/km2)
FIPS code	29-63542[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766344

Rush Township was established in the 1840s.[3]

Geography

Rush Township covers an area of 27.64 square miles (71.6 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Lewis and Clark Village and Rushville. It contains four cemeteries: Armstrong, Gore, Hudspeth 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.

Transportation

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

References

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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