Riceville, Tennessee | |
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Coordinates: 35°23′05″N84°41′35″W / 35.38472°N 84.69306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | McMinn |
Area | |
• Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2) |
• Land | 2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 688 |
• Density | 316.03/sq mi (122.01/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 423 |
GNIS feature ID | 1299303 [3] |
Riceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is located some 60 miles southwest of Knoxville, and midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in closer proximity, between Athens and Calhoun. [4] Its population was 688 as of the 2020 census. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 688 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] |
McMinn County Schools operates public schools, including Riceville Elementary School. [7]
Riceville Is almost home to private Christian school Valley Christian Academy (K-8) it will be expanding into a high school as well to cater to grades 9–12.
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McMinn County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in East Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,794. The county has a total area of 432 square miles (1,120 km2). Most of the county is within the Ridge and Valley area of the Appalachian Mountains. Its county seat is Athens. McMinn County, along with Meigs County comprises the Athens, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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