Rushseba Township is a township in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 804 at the 2010 census.
History
Rushseba Township was organized in 1858. The county was named from the Rush River, and -seba, an Ojibwe language word meaning "river".
Geography
Rushseba Township is located in the northeast corner of Chisago County, bordered to the east by the St. Croix River and the state of Wisconsin. To the north is the city of Rock Creek in Pine County, to the west is Nessel Township, and to the south are the city of Harris and Sunrise Township. The city of Rush City is in the western part of the township but is administratively separate.
Interstate 35 follows the western boundary line of the township, leading north to Rock Creek and Pine City, and south to Harris and North Branch. The closest access is from County 1 exit in Rush City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rushseba Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.34%, is water.
As of the census