Shiawassee County, Michigan
Rush Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Rush Township is a rural civil township in the northern part of Shiawassee County, just north of Owosso, covering 34.90 square miles with a 2020 census population of 1,268 and predominantly owner-occupied single-family homes
Living in Rush Township
Contains the community of Henderson, a 19th-century Shiawassee River settlement named for storekeeper John Henderson, who built its first store in 1868 and first hotel in 1875. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Rush Township
What makes Rush Township home
Shiawassee River
The Shiawassee River passes through the township's community of Henderson, where M-52 forms part of the eastern border
Michigan Bean Company grain elevator
Old abandoned grain elevator that still stands on the west side of the community of Henderson, a remnant of the Michigan Bean Company founded in 1915
Rush Township Hall
Township hall at 202 S. West St. in Henderson that serves as the seat of Rush Township government
Henderson County Park
28-acre Shiawassee County park in Rush Township on the Shiawassee River, with three pavilions and playgrounds, two ball fields, horseshoe pits, a 1.6-mile nature trail, a bluff overlook, and a primitive boat launch
Rush Township areas to know
Henderson
Census-designated place and unincorporated community within the township along the Shiawassee River on M-52; formerly called Hendersonville and Hazel Green
Five Points North
Unincorporated community shared with New Haven Township on North M-52 at Riley Road and Seymour Road