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Population (year 2000): 1,696. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,786 (+5.3% change)
Males: 775 (45.7%), Females: 921 (54.3%)
Fillmore County
Zip code:
55971
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $37,159 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,400 (year 2000)
Races in Rushford:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (59.7%), German (32.0%),
Irish (10.4%), English (4.3%), Polish (3.6%), Swedish (3.2%).
Elevation: 726 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rushford
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rushford city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 6.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +105 (+6.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rushford:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WINONA,
MN)
- WINNESHIEK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
DECORAH, IA)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 36
miles; ARCADIA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rushford:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 35 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rushford:
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 5 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; ID: 55Y)
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 18 miles; WINONA,
MN; ID: ONA)
- HOUSTON COUNTY (about 24 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; ID:
CHU)
Amtrak station near Rushford:
- 18 miles: WINONA (65 E. MARK ST.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service
food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rushford:
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; WINONA, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 17
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 38 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 44
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
Public high school in Rushford:
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON SR. (Students: 232;
Location: 102 N. MILL ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Rushford:
- RUSHFORD-PETERSON EL. (Students: 290;
Location: 102 NORTH MILL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Rushford:
- RUSHFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$63,338; Location: 101 MILL STREET N; 11,410 books; 659
audio materials; 547 video materials; 34 serial
subscriptions)
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