Rice County, Kansas
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Rice County, Kansas is a rural county in central Kansas known for its agricultural economy and small communities on the Great Plains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rice County, Kansas canonical | 6 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county
ⓘ
county in Kansas ⓘ |
| areaLand | approximately 726 square miles ⓘ |
| areaTotal | approximately 728 square miles ⓘ |
| areaWater | approximately 2 square miles ⓘ |
| areaWaterPercent | about 0.3 percent ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Barton County, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellsworth County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ McPherson County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pawnee County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Reno County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Stafford County, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrict | Kansas's 4th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Alden, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chase, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneseo, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Little River, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyons, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsUnincorporatedCommunity |
Bushton, Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitchell, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Lyons, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | agriculture ⓘ |
| established | February 26, 1867 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 20-159 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 00485277 ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict |
Little River–Windom USD 444
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyons USD 405 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling USD 376 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Lyons, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
central Kansas ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
corn
ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ soybeans ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
K-14
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
K-19 ⓘ K-4 ⓘ U.S. Route 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIndustries |
crop farming
ⓘ
livestock production ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel Allen Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organized | 1871 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Great Plains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 9,000 (2020 census) ⓘ |
| populationDensity | about 12 people per square mile ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
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surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.