Rush

Formed December 31, 1821 (41^st county)

Rush County (16,755), Rushville (6,185)

The red roofed stone courthouse was built in 1896.  It is sited on Main, 1^st, Perkins, and 2^nd streets.  United States Highway 52 is 2^nd Street.  A. William and Edwin A. Rush were the designers of this Richardsonian Romanesque facility.  The facility features a clock tower and the grounds have a canon.  Rush County was established on December 31, 1821 from Native American Territory as the 41^st county with Rushville as the only county seat.  It is named for Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independence.  He is also the namesake for the county seat. 

Rush County government consists of a sheriff, an auditor, a clerk, a coroner, a treasurer, and an assessor (executive).  It has 7 Council Members (legislative.)  A Circuit Court Judge, a Superior Court Judge, and a prosecutor serve Rush County (judicial.) The county is in eastern Indiana.  Indianapolis, Indiana is west and Cincinnati, Ohio is southeast of the county.  The county center is 5.3 miles Northwest of Rushville.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Decatur, Shelby, and Hancock counties. 

The area of the county is 408 square miles.  It is 36 out of 92 in the state.  It ranks 76 out of 92 in population in the state.  It has a density of 41.1 persons per square mile making it 84 out of 92 in the state.  Rush County has 43.4% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 52 crosses the county southeast to northwest from Franklin County to Shelby County.  The county is a rectangle.  Rushville is near the center of the county.  Rushville is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 36.9% of the county population.