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Rice, Kansas

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Cloud

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:15 PM

State
  
Kansas

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Rice, Kansas

Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 39 km/h, 97% Humidity

Rice is an unincorporated rural community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.

Contents

Map of Rice, KS 66901, USA

History

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.

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

Notable people

  • Ross Doyen, farmer, rancher, and Kansas state legislator, was born near Rice.
  • References

    Rice, Kansas Wikipedia