Rice County (standard abbreviation: RC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,427 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Lyons. Lyons is also the biggest city in Rice County.[2] The county was named after Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.[3]
History
In 1867, Rice County was created.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 728 square miles (1,890 km2). Of that, 726 square miles (1,880 km2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2) (0.2%) is water.[4]
People
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | 9,292 | 185,740.0% | |
| 1890 | 14,451 | 55.5% | |
| 1900 | 14,745 | 2.0% | |
| 1910 | 15,106 | 2.4% | |
| 1920 | 14,832 | −1.8% | |
| 1930 | 13,800 | −7.0% | |
| 1940 | 17,213 | 24.7% | |
| 1950 | 15,635 | −9.2% | |
| 1960 | 13,909 | −11.0% | |
| 1970 | 12,320 | −11.4% | |
| 1980 | 11,900 | −3.4% | |
| 1990 | 10,610 | −10.8% | |
| 2000 | 10,761 | 1.4% | |
| 2010 | 10,083 | −6.3% | |
| 2020 | 9,427 | −6.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Education
Unified school districts
- USD 328, Lorraine, serves Bushton and northwestern areas of the county
- USD 376, Sterling
- USD 401, Chase
- USD 405, Lyons
- USD 444, Little River
Colleges and Universities
- Sterling College, a private four year Christian college, is in Sterling.
Communities
Cities
References
- 1 2 3 "QuickFacts: Rice County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "Rice County". Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- Notes
- ↑ This total comprises 1,186 votes (35.0%) for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 192 votes (5.7%) for Socialist Eugene V. Debs.
- ↑ This total comprises 1,821 votes (49.4%) were for Populist James B. Weaver (who was supported by the state’s Democrats) and 140 (3.8%) for Prohibition Party candidate John Bidwell.
More reading
- County
- Standard Atlas of Rice County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 75 pages; 1919.
- Plat Book of Rice County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1902.
- Handbook of Rick County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 38 pages; 1888.
- Trails
- The Story of the Marking of the Santa Fe Trail by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas and the State of Kansas; Almira Cordry; Crane Co; 164 pages; 1915.
- The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916.
Other websites
- County
- Maps
- Rice County Maps: Current[permanent dead link], Historic Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
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