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Rice County, Kansas

Date Established: February 26, 1867
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Rice County
County Seat: Lyons
Origin of Name: In memory of Brig.-General Samuel A. Rice (1828-1864), U. S. Volunteers, who died 6 July 1864 of wounds received at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Atlanta Township  125 
Bell Township  10 
Center Township  107 
East Washington Township  138 
Eureka Township  31 
Farmer Township  312 
Galt Township  81 
Harrison Township  142 
Lincoln Township  450 
Lyons (city)  3,611 
Mitchell Township  118 
Odessa Township  59 
Pioneer Township  84 
Raymond Township  169 
Rockville Township  112 
Sterling (city)  2,248 
Sterling Township  201 
Union Township  661 
Valley Township  208 
Victoria Township  333 
West Washington Township  118 
Wilson Township  109 
Total population: 9,427 

Township map of Rice County, 2000
Population:
1870 (5)
1880 (9,292)
1890 (14,451)
1900 (14,745)
1910 (15,106)
1920 (14,832)
1930 (13,800)
1940 (17,213)
1950 (15,635)
1960 (13,909)
1970 (12,320)
1980 (11,900)
1990 (10,610)
2000 (10,761)
2010 (10,083)
2020 (9,427)
Other Resources: Post offices in Rice County
Cemeteries in Rice County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Rice County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Rice County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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