Rush Township, Buchanan County, Missouri
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Rush Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°33′51″N 95°03′39″W / 39.5642745°N 95.0607628°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.71 sq mi (71.8 km2) |
| • Land | 26.36 sq mi (68.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) 4.87% |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 710 |
| • Density | 26.9/sq mi (10.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 29-02163542[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 766344[2] |
Rush Township is a township in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 710.[3]
Rush Township was established in the 1840s.[4]
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.
