Rush, Kentucky

Rush, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
A farm in Rush
Rush Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°17′53″N 82°44′53″W / 38.29806°N 82.74806°W / 38.29806; -82.74806Coordinates: 38°17′53″N 82°44′53″W / 38.29806°N 82.74806°W / 38.29806; -82.74806
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Boyd and Carter
Population (2000)
• Total	2,755
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	41168
GNIS feature ID	502475^[1]

Rush is an unincorporated community in Boyd and Carter counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 2,755 within its postal zip code.

The Boyd County portion of Rush is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.^[2] The reason this community was given the name Rush is obscure.^[3] It is located along US 60 and near I-64.

Education

Ramey-Estep High School, is located in Boyd County.
Star Elementary, is located in Carter County and is part of Carter County Public Schools.
Boyd County Public Schools

External links

Chamber of Commerce

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush, Kentucky
↑ "Population statistics" (PDF).
↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 258. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.

Municipalities and communities of Boyd County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Catlettsburg

Cities	Ashland Catlettsburg

CDPs	Cannonsburg Westwood

Unincorporated communities	Burnaugh Coalton Durbin England Hill Garner Ironville Kavanaugh Leach Railroad Station Little Garner Lockwood Meads Normal Peterman Hill Princess Rockdale Rush‡ Summit Unity Winslow

Ghost towns	Burgess Railroad Station Neal

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Carter County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Grayson

Cities	Grayson Olive Hill

Unincorporated communities	Beetle Boone Furnace Davy Run Denton Grahn Mount Savage Rush‡ Soldier Straight Creek Willard

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area

Principal cities	Ashland Huntington Ironton

Municipalities with population over 5,000	Flatwoods Hurricane Nitro Pea Ridge CDP Teays Valley CDP

Municipalities with population 1,000-5,000	Barboursville Buffalo Burlington Catlettsburg Ceredo Coal Grove Culloden CDP Eleanor Greenup Grayson Hamlin Kenova Lesage CDP Milton Olive Hill Raceland Russell Rush CDP South Point South Shore Wayne Westwood CDP Winfield Worthington Wurtland

Municipalities with population under 1,000	Athalia Bancroft Bellefonte Chesapeake Fort Gay Hanging Rock Lavalette CDP Poca Proctorville West Hamlin

West Virginia counties	Cabell Lincoln Putnam Wayne

Kentucky counties	Boyd Carter Greenup

Ohio counties	Lawrence

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