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Rice, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°34′20″N 97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°W / 39.57222; -97.55556
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Rice, Kansas
KDOT map of Cloud County (legend)
Rice is located in Kansas
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Rice
Rice is located in the United States
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Rice
Coordinates: 39°34′20″N 97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°W / 39.57222; -97.55556[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Founded1870s
Elevation1,335 ft (407 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-59150
GNIS ID473341 [1]
Historical photo of the General Store and Post Office in Rice

Rice is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

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In the 19th century, Rice was a station on the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad, and the town's proximity to the larger trading center of Concordia inhibited its growth.[2]

A post office was opened in Rice in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.[3]

Education

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The community is served by Concordia USD 333 public school district.

Notable people

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  • Ross Doyen, farmer, rancher, and Kansas state legislator, was born near Rice.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice, Kansas
  2. ^ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 887.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Ross O. Doyen papers-biographical sketch

Further reading

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