Rush is atown inMonroe County,New York, United States. The population was 3,490 at the 2020 census.^[3] The town is a suburb ofRochester and is located in the southern part of the county.

Rush, New York
Town
Location inMonroe County and the state ofNew York
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates:43°0′N77°39′W / 43.000°N 77.650°W /43.000; -77.650
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Monroe
Established	March 13, 1818; 207 years ago (1818-03-13)[1]
Government
• Town supervisor	Gerald Kusse (D) Town council Rita McCarthy (R) Gerry Kusse (R) Daniel Woolaver (R) Jillian Moore (R)
Area [2]
• Total	30.71 sq mi (79.53 km2)
• Land	30.33 sq mi (78.56 km2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2)
Elevation	579 ft (176 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	3,490
• Density	115.1/sq mi (44.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	14543 (Rush) 14472 (Honeoye Falls) 14414 (Avon)
Area code	585
FIPS code	36-055-64144
Website	www.townofrush.com

Rush was established in 1818^[4] from the town ofAvon in what was thenGenesee County. It was either named after the rushes growing along the creek, or afterDr. Benjamin Rush,a Founding Father of the United States.^[5]

The south and west town lines are the border ofLivingston County, with the town ofCaledonia on the west and the town of Avon on the south. Rush is bordered by the town ofHenrietta to the north. The northern part of the western border is with the town ofWheatland, and the east borders the town ofMendon.Interstate 390 passes through the town, with access from Exit 11 (State Routes15 and251).

According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 30.7 square miles (80 km²), of which 30.3 square miles (78 km²) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), or 1.21%, are water.^[2] TheGenesee 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.

As of thecensus^[6] of 2000, there were 3,603 people, 1,268 households, and 995 families residing in the town. The population density was 118.1 inhabitants per square mile (45.6/km²). There were 1,300 housing units at an average density of 42.6 per square mile (16.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.62%White, 4.94%African American, 0.36%Native American, 0.83%Asian, 0.44% fromother races, and 0.80% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino 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% weremarried 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. Theper capita income for the town was $27,174. About 0.8% of families and 0.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

TheRochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum onNY 251^[7] in Industry, a hamlet in the western part of the town, preserves local railroad heritage and is connected by a veryshort-line railroad to theNew York Museum of Transportation^[8] around the corner on East River Road.^[9]

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 andcross-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.

The town is governed by a town supervisor and four councilpersons, all elected by registered town voters.

Public schools in Rush are under the jurisdiction of theRush-Henrietta Central School District.^[10] The district has five elementary schools, two middle schools, a ninth grade academy, and one high school,Rush–Henrietta Senior High School.^[11] The district also has an alternative education program. Public schools in the area are also under the jurisdiction ofHoneoye Falls-Lima Central School District andAvon Central Schools District.^{[citation needed]}

The Rush Public Library has been in operation since 1914.^[12]

• George Coe, 11thlieutenant governor of Michigan^[13]
• Mary Galentine Fenner (1839–1903), poet andlittérateur
• Gary Lewis, singer

• Five Point – A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
• Golah – A hamlet in the west part of the town.
• Industry – A hamlet west of North Rush on Route 251.
• Manns Corner – A hamlet east of North Rush on Route 251.
• Meadow Wood – A hamlet in the southwest part of the town.
• North Rush – A hamlet in the northwest part of the town on Route 251.
• Rush – The hamlet of Rush in the northeast part of the town.
• West Rush – A hamlet in the western part of the town, west of the interstate.

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