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Rush, Kentucky
A farm in Rush
A farm in Rush
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoyd and Carter
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,755
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41168
GNIS feature ID502475[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

References

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