Rushville, Nebraska

Rushville, Nebraska
City
Downtown Rushville: west side of north Main Street
Location of Rushville within county and state
Coordinates: 42°43′2″N 102°27′37″W / 42.71722°N 102.46028°W / 42.71722; -102.46028Coordinates: 42°43′2″N 102°27′37″W / 42.71722°N 102.46028°W / 42.71722; -102.46028
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Sheridan
Area
• Total	1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
• Land	1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	890
• Estimate (2012)	867
• Density	773.9/sq mi (298.8/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	69360
Area code(s)	308
FIPS code	31-42775
GNIS feature ID	0832788

Rushville is a city in Sheridan County in the state of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. Its population was 890 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sheridan County.

Rushville was named from Rush Creek. In the Lakota language, Rushville is known as Owátȟokšu or Iwátȟokšu Otȟúŋwahe, meaning "Place where things are transported" or "Transportation City".

Rushville was platted in 1885 when the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railway was extended to that point. Rushville was incorporated in October 1885.

Rushville is located at 42°43′2″N 102°27′37″W / 42.71722°N 102.46028°W / 42.71722; -102.46028 (42.717209, -102.460350). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 890 people, 399 households, and 226 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.9 inhabitants per square mile (298.8/km²). There were 498 housing units at an average density of 433.0 per square mile (167.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.8% White, 0.6% African American, 21.9% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the population.