▁Gordon ▁W yl ie , ▁a ▁noted ▁author , ▁married ▁Freder ica ▁Ball ard ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁R ush ford , ▁New ▁York ; ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁buried ▁in ▁R ush ford . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 2 . 1 9 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁town ▁center , ▁R ush ford , ▁is ▁a ▁census - design ated ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁C att ar aug us ▁County ▁( town ▁of ▁Farm ers ville ). ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 4 3 ▁cross es ▁the ▁town ▁( east - west ). ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 2 5 9 ▁people , ▁ 4 7 9 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 4 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 3 5 . 6 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 3 . 8 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 3 9 4 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 3 9 . 4 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 5 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 9 8 . 9 7 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 0 8 % ▁Native ▁American ,