Rice is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Cloud County, Kansas 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 America ...

, United States.

History

In the 19th century, Rice was a station on the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad, but 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.

Education

The community is served by

Concordia USD 333 Concordia USD 333 is a public unified school district headquartered in Concordia, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Concordia, Jamestown, Aurora, Hollis, Huscher, Rice, and nearby rural areas. Schools The scho ...

public school district.

Notable people

Ross Doyen Ross O. Doyen (October 1, 1926 – July 3, 2014) was an American rancher, farmer, and politician. Early life and education Doyen was born on October 1, 1926, in a farm home near Rice, Kansas. He was the third of four sons born to Mr. and Mr ...

, farmer, rancher, and Kansas state legislator, was born near Rice.Ross O. Doyen papers-biographical sketch
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* Cloud County maps
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