were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over. Culture Agriculture and ranching make up a large part of the local economy. The Brush Rodeo, known as the largest amateur rodeo in the world, is held each July. The Morgan County Fair showcases the community's 4-H projects and livestock. The Brush Industrial Park contains a 272-bed prison in a correctional complex that has been vacant since 2010. In 2017, plans were to use an outbuilding as a treatment center for autistic spectrum disorders. The East Morgan County Library is located in Brush. The city museum is housed in a former schoolhouse. The Brush High School mascot is the Beetdigger, signifying the importance of the annual sugar beet crop. The football team, winner of multiple state championships, plays its games at Beetdigger Stadium. Education School District Brush School District Re 2J Elementary schools Thomson Elementary School •Address: 422 Ray Street Beaver Valley Elementary School •Address: 2710 Mill Street Combined Secondary Campus Brush Secondary Campus •Address: 1600 Mill Street Transportation Major Highways Interstate 76 connects Brush to Denver, located 93 miles southwest. To the northeast, Brush is linked with Interstate 80 in Big Springs, Nebraska, via Sterling, Colorado. Business Loop 76 runs on Edison Street, reaching Fort Morgan in its west end. US 6 connects Provincetown, Massachusetts to Bishop, California, via Nevada, Colorado, Illinois and 9 other states. US 34 links Granby, Colorado with Berwyn, Illinois, passing through Nebraska and Iowa. In Colorado, it connects Brush to Greeley and Loveland. State Highway 71 runs from US 350, near La Junta to Nebraska state border, where it becomes Nebraska Highway 71. Local notables Pat Day, 1992 Kentucky Derby winner and a member of the jockey Hall of Fame, was born in Brush. See also List of municipalities in Colorado References External links City of Brush website CDOT map of the City of Brush Cities in Morgan County, Colorado Cities in Colorado