Editing Rush Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Rush Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
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| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Rush Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
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| image_map          = Rush Township, MI location.png
| mapsize            = 250
| map_caption        = Location within [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] (red) and the administered community of [[Henderson, Michigan|Henderson]] (pink)
<!-- Location -->| coordinates        = {{coord|43|04|46|N|84|13|14|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee]]
<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Rodney Spitler
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Lois Walker
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| established_date   = <!-- Area & Elevation -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 35.24
| area_land_sq_mi    = 34.90
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.34
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_ft       = 732
| elevation_m        = 223
<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1268
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = <!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48649 ([[Oakley, Michigan|Oakley]])<br>48831 ([[Elsie, Michigan|Elsie]])<br>48841 ([[Henderson, Michigan|Henderson]])<br>48867 ([[Owosso, Michigan|Owosso]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|26|70260|155}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID<ref>{{Cite GNIS|1627016|Township of Rush}}</ref>
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'''Rush Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,268 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Rush_township,_Shiawassee_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2615570260 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Communities==
* '''Five Points North''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in this township and [[New Haven Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan|New Haven Township]] on North M-52 at Riley Road and Seymour Road.{{Coord|43|04|25|N|84|10|03|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:10000_source:GNIS|name=Five Points North|display=inline}}<ref name="gcm">[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SHIAWASSEE_COUNTY_125308_7.pdf SHIAWASSEE County Map.] J. Shively.  State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Genographic Information.  September 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite GNIS|626119|Five Points North, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''[[Henderson, Michigan|Henderson]]''', formerly Hendersonville, is a [[census-designated place]] and unincorporated community located within the township at {{Coord|43|05|11|N|84|11|43|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:10000_source:GNIS|name=Henderson|display=inline}}.<ref name="gcm"/><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite GNIS|628101|Henderson, Michigan}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|35.24|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|34.90|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.34|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.96%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=June 1, 2020 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=42 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,409 people, 505 households, and 413 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|40.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 541 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.9/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the township was 98.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 505 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,232, and the median income for a family was $51,731. Males had a median income of $35,815 versus $22,400 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,053.  About 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|52}}

==References==
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{{Shiawassee County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Shiawassee County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]