Rice County, Kansas
40 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,350
- Median household income
- $63,925
- ±4,435
- Unemployed
- 4.4%
- 207 of 4,723 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.8%
- 3,337 of 3,714 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Rice | 9,390 (2021) | 101 W Commercial St, Lyons | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alden | 120 (2021) | Po Box 25, Alden | — |
| City of Bushton | 199 (2021) | Po Box 194, Bushton | — |
| City of Chase | 390 (2021) | Po Box 223, Chase | — |
| City of Frederick | 8 (2021) | Po Box 257, Geneseo | — |
| City of Geneseo | 231 (2021) | Po Box 257, Geneseo | — |
| City of Little River | 474 (2021) | Po Box 126, Little River | — |
| City of Lyons | 3,556 (2021) | 201 West Main Po Box 808, Lyons | Website |
| City of Raymond | 85 (2021) | Po Box 6, Raymond | — |
| City of Sterling | 2,318 (2021) | Po Box 287, Sterling | Website |
Townships 20
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Atlanta | 138 (2021) | 1875 Avenue R, Sterling | — |
| Township of Bell | 9 (2021) | 490 Avenue S, Raymond | — |
| Township of Center | 106 (2021) | 1335 10th Rd, Chase | — |
| Township of East Washington | 152 (2021) | 3045 Avenue W, Inman | — |
| Township of Eureka | 35 (2021) | 375 8th Rd, Bushton | — |
| Township of Farmer | 295 (2021) | 530 Avenue B, Bushton | — |
| Township of Galt | 83 (2021) | 2335 Avenue E, Geneseo | — |
| Township of Harrison | 155 (2021) | 1130 15th Road, Lyons | — |
| Township of Lincoln | 456 (2021) | Po Box 121, Chase | — |
| Township of Mitchell | 106 (2021) | 240 N Mitchell, Lyons | — |
| Township of Odessa | 53 (2021) | 698 25th Rd, Little River | — |
| Township of Pioneer | 68 (2021) | 1237 4th Rd, Chase | — |
| Township of Raymond | 155 (2021) | Po Box 47, Raymond | — |
| Township of Rockville | 135 (2021) | 2770 Avenue O, Little River | — |
| Township of Sterling | 188 (2021) | 2470 18th Rd, Sterling | — |
| Township of Union | 671 (2021) | 945 28th Rd, Little River | — |
| Township of Valley | 202 (2021) | 1070 Avenue S, Alden | — |
| Township of Victoria | 315 (2021) | 420 State Rd 14, Geneseo | — |
| Township of West Washington | 96 (2021) | 2255 Avenue V, Sterling | — |
| Township of Wilson | 98 (2021) | 1360 19th Road, Lyons | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alden-Valley Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 25, Alden | — |
| Geneseo Community Cemetery District 1 | Cemeteries | General Delivery, Geneseo | — |
| Kansas Center Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 1445 Avenue B, Geneseo | — |
| Upper Little Arkansas River Watershed Joint District 95 | Flood control | Po Box 95, Little River | — |
| Rice County Hospital District 1 | Hospitals | Po Box 828, Lyons | Website |
| Lyons City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 215 S Bell Ave, Lyons | — |
| Sterling City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 220 N 3rd St, Sterling | — |
| Rice County Conservation District | Natural resources and water supply | 1436 W Main St, Lyons | — |
| Spring Creek Drainage District | Soil and water conservation | 460 Avenue K, Chase | — |
| Rice Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | P.o. Box 266, Little River | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Chase-Raymond
School district2 schools
313 East C Avenue, Chase, KS, 67524
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Little River
School district3 schools
455 W Prairie Avenue, Little River, KS, 67457
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lyons
School district4 schools
800 South Workman, Lyons, KS, 67554
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sterling
School district2 schools
308 E. Washington, Sterling, KS, 67579
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Summer Street Stroll Farmers Market (Great Bend)
McPherson County Farmers' Market (McPherson) · Moundridge Farmers Market (Moundridge)
Buhler Farmers' Market (214 Main St Buhler) · South Hutchinson Farmers Market (401 N. Main Streeet South Hutchinson) · Arlington Farm and Art Market (Arlington) · and 3 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.