Rush Township, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Rush Township, Michigan
Settlement Type:Civil township
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Rush Township
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Mapsize:250
Coordinates:43.0794°N -84.2206°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shiawassee
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Rodney Spitler
Leader Title1:Clerk
Leader Name1:Lois Walker
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:35.24
Area Land Sq Mi:34.90
Area Water Sq Mi:0.34
Elevation Ft:732
Elevation M:223
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1268
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48649 (Oakley)
48831 (Elsie)
48841 (Henderson)
48867 (Owosso)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID

Rush Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,268 at the 2020 census.[2]

Communities

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.24sqmi, of which 34.9sqmi is land and 0.34sqmi (0.96%) is water.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 1,409 people, 505 households, and 413 families residing in the township. The population density was 40sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 541 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km). The racial makeup of the township was 98.58% White, 0.07% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 505 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,232, and the median income for a family was $51,731. Males had a median income of $35,815 versus $22,400 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,053. About 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-24 . data.census.gov.
  3. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SHIAWASSEE_COUNTY_125308_7.pdf SHIAWASSEE County Map.
  4. Web site: September 2012 . Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf . 2012-10-19 . June 1, 2020 . . . 42 Michigan . PDF.