Rush County, Kansas
24 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,947
- Median household income
- $59,970
- ±4,386
- Unemployed
- 3.6%
- 55 of 1,528 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.3%
- 1,252 of 1,387 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Rush | 2,953 (2021) | Po Box 220, La Crosse | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alexander | 49 (2021) | Po Box 113, Alexander | — |
| City of Bison | 178 (2021) | Po Box 371, Bison | — |
| City of la Crosse | 1,248 (2021) | Po Box 339, La Crosse | — |
| City of Liebenthal | 92 (2021) | 202 Birch St, Liebenthal | — |
| City of McCracken | 154 (2021) | Po Box 5, Mc Cracken | — |
| City of Otis | 297 (2021) | Po Box 326, Otis | — |
| City of Rush Center | 144 (2021) | Po Box 125, Rush Center | — |
| City of Timken | 39 (2021) | 206 S Main St, Timken | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Alexander-Belle Prairie | 81 (2021) | Po Box 45, Alexander | — |
| Township of Banner | 129 (2021) | 3049 Highway 96, Timken | — |
| Township of Big Timber | 139 (2021) | Po Box 387, La Crosse | — |
| Township of Center | 204 (2021) | 220 West Union St, Rush Center | — |
| Township of Garfield | 110 (2021) | 1375 Cr 390, Albert | — |
| Township of Hampton Fairview | 239 (2021) | Po Box 95, Mc Cracken | — |
| Township of Illinois | 49 (2021) | 3284 Avenue F, Bison | — |
| Township of la Crosse-Brookdale | 1,337 (2021) | Po Box 445, La Crosse | — |
| Township of Lone Star | 239 (2021) | 3067 Highway 4, Bison | — |
| Township of Pioneer | 361 (2021) | Po Box 358, Otis | — |
| Township of Pleasantdale | 25 (2021) | 3849 Avenue I, Otis | — |
| Township of Union | 40 (2021) | 2129 Highway 96, Rush Center | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Walnut Watershed Joint District 58 | Flood control | Po Box 207, La Crosse | — |
| Rush County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 129, La Crosse | — |
| Rush Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 1230 Avenue I, Mc Cracken | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
LaCrosse
School district3 schools
616 Main, La Crosse, KS, 67548
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Otis-Bison
School district3 schools
301 W. Eagle Street, Otis, KS, 67565
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Summer Street Stroll Farmers Market (Great Bend)
Hays Area Farmers Market I (2900 Broadway Avenue 2900 Broadway Avenue Hays) · Downtown Hays Market (Hays) · Hays Downtown Farmers' Market (Hays)
Larned - Hillside Farmers' Market (Larned)
STEP BACK IN TIME FOOD MARKET LLC (Luray)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.