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Welcome to Rice County ...

Time Zone: Rice County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lyons is the Seat for Rice County.

Rice County was founded February 26, 1867.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Rice had a population of 9,537 people. This is a decrease of 5.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,115 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rice represented 0.35% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Rice County:

  • Alden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alden is located in Rice County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
  • Bushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushton is located in Rice County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Chase
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chase is located in Rice County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Frederick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Rice County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Geneseo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Little River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyons
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lyons is located in Rice County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond is located in Rice County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Sterling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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