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Name | Rice |
Alt names | RC | source: Wikipedia | | Rice | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 38.35°N 98.2°W |
Located in | Kansas, United States (1871 - ) |
See also | Ellsworth, Kansas, United States | County north | | McPherson, Kansas, United States | County east | | Reno, Kansas, United States | Child county and County south (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stafford, Kansas, United States | County southwest | | Barton, Kansas, United States | County northwest |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Rice County (standard abbreviation: RC) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,427. The largest city and county seat is Lyons. The county was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1871 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1871 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1872 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1872 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1895 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1870 | 5
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1880 | 9,292
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1890 | 14,451
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1900 | 14,745
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1910 | 15,106
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1920 | 14,832
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1930 | 13,800
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1940 | 17,213
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1950 | 15,635
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1960 | 13,909
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1970 | 12,320
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1980 | 11,900
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1990 | 10,610
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Rice County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
External links
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/rice/
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