Rice County, Kansas

Rice County
Rice County
County
	Rice County Courthouse in Lyons (2022)
	Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
	Kansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°21′N 98°12′W / 38.35°N 98.2°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	February 26, 1867
Named after	Samuel Allen Rice
Seat	Lyons
Largest city	Lyons
Area
• Total	728 sq mi (1,890 km2)
• Land	726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,427
• Estimate (2023)	9,260
• Density	13.0/sq mi (5.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	ricecounty.us

Rice County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lyons.^[3] As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,427.^[1] The county was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; Rice County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Rice County". Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.