Rice, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°34′20″N97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cloud |
| Founded | 1870s |
| Elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-59150 |
| GNIS ID | 473341 [1] |
Rice is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. [1]
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]
The community is served by Concordia USD 333 public school district.
Cloud County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Concordia. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 9,032. The county was named after William Cloud, an officer in the American Civil War.
Clyde is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 694. It is located east of Concordia along state highway K-9.
Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located along the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains in North Central Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,111. Concordia is home of the Cloud County Community College and the Nazareth Convent and Academy.
Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to have held all four offices. His political career spanned 40 years, beginning in November 1928 and ending in January 1969.
Cloud County Community College is a public community college with campuses in Concordia and Junction City, Kansas.
Napoleon Bonaparte Brown was an American businessman and politician who lived in Kansas and Missouri in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is most known as the namesake and builder of the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas.
Sibley is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is located north of Concordia and the Republican River.
The Brown Grand Theatre is a community-based historical theatre located in Concordia, Kansas and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The theatre has been called "the most elegant theater between Kansas City and Denver" and to this day plays host to many popular events in the region.
James Manney Hagaman was a lawyer, land agent, newspaper editor, and the founder of Concordia, Kansas. He and his wife settled in what is now Cloud County in 1860. In addition to founding the town of Concordia, he is credited with leading the movement to separate what was then Shirley Township from Washington County in 1866.
Hollis is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.
Henry Buckingham was an American newspaper publisher and community promoter in Cloud County, Kansas. He is widely regarded as being the first to publish a newspaper in the county and makes that claim in an article written by him that was published in 1894. The paper he founded, The Republican Valley Empire was the forerunner to the current publication the Concordia Blade-Empire, a daily newspaper published in Concordia, Kansas.
Ames is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community and nearby areas was 33. It is located a couple miles southwest of Clyde next to state highway K-9.
Huscher is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.
St. Joseph is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.
Lincoln Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 378.
Nelson Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 137.
The Great Western Business and Normal College located in Concordia, Kansas was a private business college and normal school. The school was founded in 1889 by L. H. Hausam. Records show students attending as late as 1930.
The Cloud County Thunderbirds are the sports teams of Cloud County Community College located in Concordia, Kansas, United States. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. The Thunderbirds have won NJCAA national championships in women's basketball (2001) and men's soccer (2011). The school's track teams have finished in the top five nationally on several occasions.
Rev. Louis Marie Mollier was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the pioneer regions of Kansas, United States, from 1874 to his death in 1911. He was ordained 4 April 1873 by Rt. Rev. Louis M. Fink D.D. at Topeka, Kansas and took positions as a missionary priest of northwest Kansas and pastor of Saint Joseph for 36 years.
Ross O. Doyen was an American rancher, farmer, and politician.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |