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Rice County, Kansas
Rice County, Kansas is a sparsely populated county right in the middle of Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 10,083. == Speech Relevance == From '[[A Time For Choosing]]': <BLOCKQUOTE>''For three decades, we have sought to solve the problems of unemployment through government planning, and the more the plans fail, the more the planners plan. The latest is the [[Area Redevelopment Agency]]. They have just declared Rice County, Kansas, a depressed area. Rice County, Kansas, has two hundred oil wells, and the 14,000 people there have over $30 million on deposit in personal savings in their banks. When the government tells you you're depressed, lie down and be depressed.''</BLOCKQUOTE> As of 1960, Rice County had a population of 13,909 and it sits on top of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Continent_oil_province|Mid-Continent Oil Province]. According to Kansas University records, Rice County still produces almost a million barrels of oil per year. == Source Links == [http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/County/rs/rice.html|Rice County--Oil and Gas Production] [http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:RC|Rice County, Kansas - Kansas Historical Society]
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