Editing Rush, New York

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{{For|the village in Ontario and Yates Counties|Rushville, New York}}
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'''Rush''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 3,490 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> The town is a suburb of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] and is located in the southern part of the county.

==History==
Rush was established in 1818<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.townofrush.com/about-rush|title= Who We Are |publisher=  Town of Rush New York|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> from the town of [[Avon, New York|Avon]] in what was then [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee County]]. It was either named after the rushes growing along the creek, or after [[Benjamin Rush|Dr. Benjamin Rush]], [[Founding Fathers of the United States|a Founding Father of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1570|title= Profile for Rush, New York, NY |publisher=  ePodunk|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
The south and west town lines are the border of [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston County]], with the town of [[Caledonia, New York|Caledonia]] on the west and the town of Avon on the south. Rush is bordered by the town of [[Henrietta, New York|Henrietta]] to the north. The northern part of the western border is with the town of [[Wheatland, New York|Wheatland]], and the east borders the town of [[Mendon, New York|Mendon]]. [[Interstate 390]] passes through the town, with access from Exit 11 (State Routes [[New York State Route 15|15]] and [[New York State Route 251|251]]).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|30.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|30.3|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|1}}, or 1.21%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The [[Genesee River]] forms the western border of the town. [[Honeoye Creek]], a tributary of the Genesee, flows east to west through the center of town. The Lehigh Valley Trail follows the creek along the former Lehigh Valley railroad line and extends to the Genesee River.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1820= 1701
|1830= 2101
|1840= 1929
|1850= 2015
|1860= 1613
|1870= 1654
|1880= 1741
|1890= 1095
|1900= 1491
|1910= 2150
|1920= 2091
|1930= 1901
|1940= 1791
|1950= 2052
|1960= 2555
|1970= 3287
|1980= 3001
|1990= 3217
|2000= 3603
|2010= 3478
|2020= 3490
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,603 people, 1,268 households, and 995 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|118.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,300 housing units at an average density of {{convert|42.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 92.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.94% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.97% of the population.

There were 1,268 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $67,632, and the median income for a family was $73,269. Males had a median income of $48,802 versus $39,357 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,174.  About 0.8% of families and 0.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[[Image:Rush1910.JPG|250px|right|thumb|Barn raising, 1910]]

==Arts and culture==
The [[Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum]] on [[NY 251]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://rgvrrm.org/|title= Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum|publisher=Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> in Industry, a hamlet in the western part of the town, preserves local railroad heritage and is connected by a very [[short-line railroad]] to the [[New York Museum of Transportation]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.townofrush.com/about-rush/area-attractions|title=  Area Attractions|publisher= Town of Rush New York|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> around the corner on East River Road.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nymtmuseum.org/|title= New York Museum of Transportation|publisher=New York Museum of Transportation|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref>

The Lehigh Valley Trail, an east-west trail following Honeoye Creek in the bed of the former Lehigh Valley Railroad, is a popular walking trail in the summer and [[cross-country skiing]] trail in the winter. (Motorized vehicles are prohibited.)

Veterans Memorial Park is a popular fishing spot, above and below the falls on Honeoye Creek in Rush hamlet.

The Rush Creekside Inn was built on the site of the former Rush Hotel, which burned down in 1981.

==Government==
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[[File:Rush, New York town hall.jpg|thumb|Rush town hall]]
The town is governed by a town supervisor and four councilpersons, all elected by registered town voters.

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
Public schools in Rush are under the jurisdiction of the [[Rush-Henrietta Central School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rhnet.org/district.cfm?subpage=3862|title= Rush-Henrietta Central School District|publisher=Rush-Henrietta Central School District|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> The district has five elementary schools, two middle schools, a ninth grade academy, and one high school, [[Rush–Henrietta Senior High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.greatschools.org/new-york/henrietta/Rush_Henrietta-Central-School-District/schools/|title= Rush-Henrietta Central School District|publisher=GreatSchools, Inc.|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> The district also has an alternative education program. Public schools in the area are also under the jurisdiction of [[Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District]] and [[Avon Central Schools|Avon Central Schools District]].{{Citation needed|date = June 2014}}

===Public libraries===
The Rush Public Library has been in operation since 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rushlibrary.org/|title= Rush Public Library|publisher=Rush Public Library .|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[George Coe (Michigan politician)|George Coe]], 11th [[lieutenant governor of Michigan]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=the University of Michigan |title=Early History with Biographies of State Officers |date=1888 |publisher=University of Michigan |page=181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oSf2X1Es73cC&q=George+Alonzo+Coe+died+October+21%2C+1869&pg=PA181 |access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mary Galentine Fenner]] (1839–1903), poet and ''littérateur''
* [[Gary Lewis (musician)|Gary Lewis]], singer

==Communities and locations in the town of Rush==
*Five Point &ndash; A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
*'''Golah''' &ndash; A hamlet in the west part of the town.
*Industry &ndash; A hamlet west of North Rush on Route 251.
*'''Manns Corner''' &ndash;  A hamlet east of North Rush on Route 251.
*Meadow Wood &ndash;  A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
*North Rush &ndash; A hamlet in the northwest part of the town on Route 251.
*Rush &ndash; The hamlet of Rush in the northeast part of the town.
*West Rush &ndash; A hamlet in the western part of the town, west of the interstate.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|www.townofrush.com/}}

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