{"id":3786,"date":"2023-06-03T19:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T19:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:20","slug":"rice-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/rice-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice County, Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rice County is a county in Kansas, United States, about 50 miles north of Wichita in the central part of the state. It had a population of 9,427 at the 2020 census and covers 726 square miles (1,880 km2) centred near 38\u00b021\u2032N 98\u00b012\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Lyons is the county seat, and its postal code is 67554. The county has nine incorporated cities and six unincorporated communities, organized across 20 civil townships. Rice County observes Central Time and carries FIPS code 20159.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Rice County<\/h2>\n

Rice County contains fifteen named places: nine incorporated cities and six small unincorporated communities. All incorporated places in Kansas are legally “cities” regardless of size, so the table below uses City for every incorporated place and Unincorp. for the rest.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lyons<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67554<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sterling<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little River<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geneseo<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chase<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bushton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67427<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67573<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alden<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n67512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frederick<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pollard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saxman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silica<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galt<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crawford<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Several of these names double as township names (Galt, Mitchell, Raymond and Sterling are both a community and a township) \u2014 see the townships section below for the civil divisions themselves.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Rice County is divided into 20 civil townships, which in Kansas handle rural roads and cemeteries rather than incorporated services. Published population breakdowns by township are not available, so the table lists them alphabetically with their best-known settlements.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Atlanta<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Center<\/td>\nLyons area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Washington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eureka<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farmer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galt<\/td>\nGalt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harrison<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln<\/td>\nAlden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitchell<\/td>\nMitchell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odessa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pioneer<\/td>\nBushton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond<\/td>\nRaymond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rockville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sterling<\/td>\nSterling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Union<\/td>\nChase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valley<\/td>\nLittle River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoria<\/td>\nGeneseo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Washington<\/td>\nFrederick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n