Rushville is a city in Schuyler County,

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. The population was 3,192 at the 2010 census and 2,902 in 2018. It is the

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of Schuyler County. It was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1823.

History

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Rushville has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,212 people, 1,397 households, and 888 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,530 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.13%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.09% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.22% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 1,397 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were

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living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.78. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,450, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $27,582 versus $20,631 for females. The

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for the city was $16,180. About 7.5% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the

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, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

Point of interest

Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the

through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. In 1938 artist Rainey Bennett painted an oil on canvas mural for the post offices in Rushville titled, ''Hart Fellows - Builder of Rushville''.

Notable people

* Larry Ball, NFL linebacker for the 1972 Miami Dolphins. (Super Bowl VII Champion) Also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions. Graduated from Rushville High School. * Ralph Luther Criswell, city council member (

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) * William H. Dieterich, US senator *

Russell R. Dohner Russell R. Dohner, MD (February 8, 1925 – August 7, 2015) was a general surgeon and private medical practitioner affiliated with the Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, Illinois. His selflessness as a hometown doctor gained hi ...

, Medical Doctor * Francis M. Drake, 16th

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, born in Rushville * Wesley Clair Mitchell, economist, born in Rushville *

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, a member of the

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from Illinois *

Edward W. Scripps Edward Willis Scripps (June 18, 1854 – March 12, 1926), was an American newspaper publisher and, together with his sister Ellen Browning Scripps, founder of The E. W. Scripps Company, a diversified media conglomerate, and United Press ne ...

, newspaper publisher and founder of The E. W. Scripps Company, born in Rushville * Ellen Browning Scripps, philanthropist * James E. Scripps, publisher * Pinkney H. Walker, Chief Justice of Illinois Supreme Court, lived in Rushville'Prominent Men Dead-Judge Pinkney H. Walker,' Chicago Tribune, February 9, 1885, pg. 1

References

External links

Rushville Tourism
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