Rush Center, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67575. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rush Center quadrangle. 141 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,995 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresRush Center fell from 170 to 141 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 170 | |
| 2020 | 141 | -29 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Larned quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Larned quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Rush Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Larned quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Rush Center between 2017 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Rush County | 43059 |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Rush County | 42575 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 183169 |
| 16 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Rush County | 41697 |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 3 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Rush County | 40212 |
| 28 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 181928 |
| 9 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Rush County | 39800 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 87 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rush Center in 87 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 60 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Hail | Rush Center | $2,480,000 | Widespread severe weather continued from eastern Colorado, spreading across Rush county during the midnight hour. One person escaped injury by crawling out of bed! Golf ball size hail driven by 70 mph wind smashed through the window and window blind and passed by a man's head as he lay in bed. After the event, hail and glass shreds covered the bed. Loss to wildlife and some livestock across the county was heavy. There was a report of several dead cattle and many injured cow and horses. One-hundred thousand acres of wheat were mowed down, 3,500 acres of corn damaged and 4,000 acres of alfalfa destroyed (first cutting). $480,000 in damage was done to farm equipment across the county (included in the $2.48m) |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Rush Center | $200,000 | Two farms received heavy damage (grain bins, roofs, shed and vehicle) |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Rush Center | $125,000 | A tornado damaged a pivot sprinkler, trees and a few out buildings. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | $14,000 | High winds produced minor roof damage, blew down signs and blew down 11 power poles between LaCrosse and Rush Center. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | $6,000 | Twelve power poles were blown down just east of highway 183 |
| April 2026 | Hail | Rush Center | - | A public report of 1.25 inch hail. There was 2 other reports of 1 inch hail around the same time and place. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | A mesonet site recorded a 57 mph wind gust. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Rush Center | - | Nickle to quarter sized hail. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Rush Center | - | This landspout did not damage anything. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Large tree limbs were broken and there was also a couple of broken windows. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Rush Center | - | The tornado moved in from Pawnee county at 3:30 PM CDT and did damage to trees. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Rush Center | - | Water was covering 50 feet of U.S. Highway 183 south of Rush Center. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Rush Center | - | Rainfall of 2.40 was observed, most falling during the evening hours. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Rush Center | - | Another storm south of the Timken tornado produced this tornado but it did not strike anything to damage. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Eight inch diameter tree limbs were broken by the high wind. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Rush Center | - | Rainfall of 1.95 was recorded in 1 hour. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Two to three inch diameter tree branches broken. Also had 2.00" of rain. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Rush Center | - | Also had 2.40" of rain. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Rush Center | - | One inch diameter hail covered the ground to a depth of 4 inches. One vehicle slid off into the ditch. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Rush Center | - | This weak tornado did not do any damage (nothing to hit) |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Five to six inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Rush Center | - | Stayed away from objects/things |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Rush Center | - | Weak tornado |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Rush Center | - | Water over K96 to a depth of 10 inches. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rush Center | - | Eight inch diameter tree split. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Rush Center | - | Roads washed out. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Rush Center | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rush Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2673385 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475611. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






