| Rushville | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.1211°N -90.5631°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Schuyler |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jeff Ervin |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.28 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 669 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3005 |
| Population Density Km2: | 702.14 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1819.01 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62681 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-66339 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396453 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Rushville, Illinois |
Rushville is a city in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,005 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.[2] It was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1823.
In 1823, Calvin Hobart and his family became the region's first settlers. When Schuyler County was first established in 1825, it originally contained portions of the counties of Pike, Fulton, and Brown. Benjamin Rush's hometown of Rushton changed its name to "Rushville" in 1826.[3]
According to the 2010 census, Rushville has a total area of 1.65sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,212 people, 1,397 households, and 888 families residing in the city. The population density was 2043.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,530 housing units at an average density of 973.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.13% White, 0.06% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 1,397 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,450, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $27,582 versus $20,631 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,180. About 7.5% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
Rushville is home to the Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5. Students attend Washington Elementary School, Webster Elementary School, Schuyler-Industry Middle School, and Rushville-Industry High School which are all located in Rushville.
Spoon River College holds for-credit classes at its learning center in Rushville.
Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. In 1938 artist Rainey Bennett painted an oil on canvas mural for the post offices in Rushville titled, Hart Fellows - Builder of Rushville.