Rice, Virginia
| Rice | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 78°17′29″W / 37.27528°N 78.29139°WCoordinates: 37°16′31″N 78°17′29″W / 37.27528°N 78.29139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Prince Edward |
| Population (United States Census, 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,256 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 23966 |
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Rice is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States.[1] Rice has a U.S. Post Office with the ZIP code 23966. The nearest town to Rice is Farmville.
As of 2010, Rice's population is 2,256 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.51 percent.
The median home cost in Rice is $164,640. Home appreciation the last year has been -4.00 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Rice's cost of living is 4.90% Lower than the U.S. average.
Rice's public schools spend $5,458 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 12.3 students per teacher in Rice.
The unemployment rate in Rice is 8.10 percent (U.S. avg. is 10.20%). Recent job growth is negative. Rice jobs have decreased by 1.96 percent.
Site of the Battle of Rice's Station, a minor engagement in the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War that was the immediate prelude to the Battle of Sayler's Creek. [2] [3]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice, Virginia
- ^ "CWSAC Virginia Battlefield Profiles" (PDF). Update to the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields. National Park Service. pp. 243,244. http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/CWSII/VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles/Reams%20Station%20I%20to%20Rutherfords%20Farm.pdf. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "National Park Service battle description". CWSAC Battle Summaries, The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP). National Park Service. http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/va092.htm. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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