Rush Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| Rush Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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| Township | |
 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Incorporated | 1820 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2) |
| • Land | 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,561 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 231 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (3.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-043-66744 |
| Website | www |
Rush Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 231, up from 180 at the 2000 census.
Rush Township was named for Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Rush Township occupies a 15-mile-long (24 km) by 2-mile-wide (3.2 km) tract of land in northeastern Dauphin County. It is bordered on the northwest by Peters Mountain and on the southeast by Stony Mountain, with the valley of Clark Creek, including De Hart Reservoir, between them. Pennsylvania Route 325 travels the length of the township, following the north side of Clark Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.5 square miles (63.4 km2), of which 23.5 square miles (60.9 km2) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), or 3.81%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 180 people, 70 households, and 55 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.7 people per square mile (3.0/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 3.2/sq mi (1.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.22% White, 2.22% African American, 0.56% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 70 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.91.
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