Rush Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships of the same name, see Rush Township, Pennsylvania.

Rush Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Township
Scenery in Rush Township Scenery in Rush Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Rush Township Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania highlighting Rush Township
Map of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northumberland
Settled	1784
Incorporated	1819
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
Area
• Total	27.4 sq mi (70.9 km2)
• Land	26.8 sq mi (69.3 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,189
• Density	44.4/sq mi (17.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Rush Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,189 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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Scenery of Rush Township

Rundown house in Rush Township

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.4 square miles (70.9 km²), of which, 26.8 square miles (69.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (2.23%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,189 people, 443 households, and 330 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.4 people per square mile (17.1/km²). There were 469 housing units at an average density of 17.5/sq mi (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.23% White, 0.25% African American, 0.67% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 443 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,098, and the median income for a family was $48,542. Males had a median income of $30,074 versus $23,077 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,055. About 2.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.