Rice County, Kansas
Founding: 1871 (declared in 1867) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Samuel Rice, Union soldier Seat: Atlanta (1871–1876); Lyons (1876–) Land area: 726 square miles Population (2020): 9,427 Population (historic): 9,292 (1880); 14,745 (1900); 13,800 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–1910; 1930s; 1990s Subdivisions: Nine cities; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,345 (30.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 35.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,416 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,287 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,660 Average farm size (1920): 224.8 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Pennsylvania _________________________________________________________________________________ Lyons ...