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Rice County, Kansas

Rice County
Rice County Courthouse (2022)
Rice County Courthouse (2022)
Map of Kansas highlighting Rice County
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Map of the United States highlighting Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°21′N 98°12′W / 38.35°N 98.2°W / 38.35; -98.2
Country United States
State Kansas
FoundedFebruary 26, 1867
Named forSamuel Allen Rice
SeatLyons
Largest cityLyons
Area
 • Total728 sq mi (1,890 km2)
 • Land726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
 • Water1.7 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population
 • Total9,427
 • Density13.0/sq mi (5.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitericecounty.us Edit this at Wikidata

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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Rice County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "Rice County". Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-13.

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