| Official Name: | Rush Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buchanan |
| Area Total Km2: | 71.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 68.26 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 27.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.36 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.28 |
| Area Water Percent: | 4.64 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 892 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.8 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 300 |
| Elevation Ft: | 984 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5742°N -95.0369°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-63542[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0766344 |
Rush Township is one of twelve townships in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 892.
Rush Township was established in the 1840s.[3]
Rush Township covers an area of 27.64sqmi 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.
Rush Township contains one airport or landing strip, East Atchison Airport (historical).