Kansas Counties
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Rice County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| 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: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Lyons (city) | 3,732 |
| Sterling (city) | 2,642 |
| Atlanta Township | 233 |
| Bell Township | 18 |
| Center Township | 136 |
| East Washington Township | 179 |
| Eureka Township | 65 |
| Farmer Township | 441 |
| Galt Township | 51 |
| Harrison Township | 192 |
| Lincoln Township | 577 |
| Mitchell Township | 131 |
| Odessa Township | 55 |
| Pioneer Township | 101 |
| Raymond Township | 185 |
| Rockville Township | 134 |
| Sterling Township | 223 |
| Union Township | 741 |
| Valley Township | 276 |
| Victoria Township | 364 |
| West Washington Township | 138 |
| Wilson Township | 147 |
| Total population: | 10,761 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
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 (5) |
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1880
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(9,292) |
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1890
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(14,451) |
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1900
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(14,745) |
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1910
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(15,106) |
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1920
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(14,832) |
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1930
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(13,800) |
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1940
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(17,213) |
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1950
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(15,635) |
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1960
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(13,909) |
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1970
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(12,320) |
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1980
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(11,900) |
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1990
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(10,610) |
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2000
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(10,761) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Rice County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Rice County
Post offices in Rice County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Rice County page [Blue Skyways]
Rice County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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