Rice County, Kansas

Rice County (standard abbreviation: RC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 9,427 people lived there. The county seat is Lyons. Lyons is also the biggest city in Rice County. The county was named after Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.

History
In 1867, Rice County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

+ Presidential Elections Results Year Republican Democratic Third Parties202075.5% 3,26222.3% 9652.1% 92201674.6% 2,83718.3% 6957.2% 272201272.7% 2,67624.8% 9112.6% 94200869.1% 2,78028.9% 1,1631.9% 78200472.7% 3,18225.8% 1,1301.5% 64200064.2% 2,90331.5% 1,4224.3% 195199659.3% 2,84229.9% 1,43410.7% 513199240.9% 2,15829.5% 1,55529.6% 1,558198853.9% 2,50343.8% 2,0332.4% 109198468.7% 3,59829.8% 1,5591.6% 82198057.7% 3,21133.2% 1,8479.2% 510197644.8% 2,58453.0% 3,0562.2% 125197266.2% 3,84331.5% 1,8252.3% 135196856.2% 3,14136.7% 2,0497.1% 396196439.2% 2,39060.1% 3,6650.7% 43196064.8% 4,32934.9% 2,3280.3% 23195670.5% 4,63829.3% 1,9260.3% 17195274.5% 5,57224.5% 1,8321.0% 74194858.2% 4,00240.0% 2,7521.9% 128194461.1% 4,02438.1% 2,5050.8% 55194056.5% 4,79242.9% 3,6350.7% 56193640.2% 3,31859.5% 4,9050.3% 22193249.3% 3,10748.2% 3,0372.5% 154192874.1% 4,32125.1% 1,4620.9% 52192468.5% 3,92022.8% 1,3038.7% 497192069.0% 3,65128.9% 1,5322.1% 112191642.6% 2,49447.9% 2,8019.5% 557191220.6% 69738.8% 1,31440.7% 1,378190851.4% 1,83239.4% 1,4079.2% 329190464.2% 1,99423.4% 72712.5% 387190054.4% 2,01341.3% 1,5274.3% 159189648.8% 1,72948.8% 1,7312.5% 87189246.8% 1,72453.2% 1,961188857.8% 1,85129.2% 93413.1% 418

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

 Alden
 Bushton
 Chase
 Frederick
 Geneseo
 Little River
 Lyons
 Raymond
 Sterling

References

Notes

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

 Rice County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Rice County Maps: Current, Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society


Category:1867 establishments in Kansas