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Welcome to Rush County ...

Time Zone: Rush County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of La Crosse is the Seat for Rush County.

Rush County was founded February 26, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Rush had a population of 3,036 people. This is a decrease of 8.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,314 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rush represented 0.12% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Rush County:

  • Alexander
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Alexander is located in Rush County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Bison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bison is located in Rush County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • La Crosse
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Liebenthal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Liebenthal is located in Rush County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • McCracken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Otis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Otis is located in Rush County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <2>
  • Rush Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Timken
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Timken is located in Rush County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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